[Bm] With a donkey on my [Em] shoulder,
[D] And a jackal [F#] on my back,
[Bm] I'll carry these, my [Em] children,
[D] Keep them safe [F#] from attack
[Em] The donkey makes it [A] hard to dance, [F#] the jackal sings too [Bm] loud
[Em] The donkey cries when [Bm] it's alone, and the [F#] jackal is too [F#] proud
[Bm] Little donkey is [Em] getting restless,
[D] Getting heavier [F#] as it grows
[Bm] And the jackal, [Em] spoilt and spiteful,
[D] Keeps biting at [F#] my nose
[Am] I would have a [Dm] lover,
[D] a husband, and [F#] a child
[Bm] But the donkey [Em] is too jealous,
[C] And the jackal [E] is to
[Em] wild [A] [Bm]
It's too [Em] wild [A] [F#]
[Em] You ask me why I [A] keep them,
[F#] Why I love them [Bm] so,
Why they [Em] get away with [A] murder,
[F#] As they grow and [F#] grow and grow, oh
I [Em] keep them 'cause I [A] made them,
[D] They come from in my [F#] heart
With [Em] each mistake I [A] make
Created, [F#] and torn [Bm] apart
And [Em] when it's time to [A] feed them,
[F#] Before they go to [Bm] bed,
I [Em] give them my [A] confessions,
[D] Baked within their [F#] bread
[Bm] Little donkey is [Em] getting restless,
[D] Getting heavier [F#] as it grows
[Bm] And the jackal, [Em] spoilt and spiteful,
[D] Keeps biting at [F#] my nose
[Bm] Little donkey is [Em] getting restless,
[D] Getting heavier [F#] as it grows
[Bm] And the jackal, [Em] spoilt and spiteful,
[D] Keeps biting at [F#] my nose
