Who remembers this song!? If your family listens to this around the holidays, let us know in the comment section!
Lyrics
Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It’s Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)Santa’s got a little friend,
His name is Dominick.
The cutest little donkey,
You never see him kick.
When Santa visits his paisons,
With Dominick he’ll be.
Because the reindeer cannot,
Climb the hills of Italy.Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It’s Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)Jingle bells around his feet,
And presents on the sled.
Hey! Look at the mayor’s derby,
On top of Dominick’s head.
A pair of shoes for Louie,
And a dress for Josephine.
The labels on the inside says,
They’re made in Brooklyn.Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It’s Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)Children sing, and clap their hands,
And Dominick starts to dance.
They talk Italian to him,
And he even understands.Cumpare sing,
Cumpare su,
And dance ‘sta tarantel.
When jusamagora comes to town,
And brings do ciuccianello.Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It’s Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)Hey! Dominic
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My mother in law would sing this to everyone of her grandkids.. she is now gone, but this song lives on….
My mom would always talk about Lou Monte and her and sometimes my noni would sing this on Christmas Eve. Love it.
I had the “Dominic the Donkey plush toy
I love this song. I have it on the Christmas CD I made. I love to play this for my 4th graders.
It is NOT Christmas in our house until we hear this song!
My father -in-law ( he has been gone for 20 yrs now) used to play this for my son every Christmas and we still list to it
Wrong lyrics
Yes I do my uncle, plays this on the radio, he finds it every year on the radio station.
I love this song. I remember every Christmas my parents played this.
my family loves this song and my kids who are in their 20’s and 30’s will request this song
Love it play it every year at our Lodge
It’s not Christmas without this song! My father used to dance around the kitchen!