#Paddy on the railway lyrics full

Writer(s): TRADITIONAL, LUKE KELLY, RONALD JOSEPH DREW, BARNEY MCKENNA, CIARON BOURKE, JOHN EDMUND SHEEHANLyrics powered by www.musixmatch. In eighteen hundred and forty-one The corduroy breeches I put on Me corduroy breeches I put on To work upon the railway. Be advised, I just made this video for the lyrics and I do not intend to gain money from this video. In Daniel Cassidy's book How the Irish Invented Slang: the Secret Language of the Crossroads, Cassidy claims that Fil-i-me-oo-re-i-re-ay is the English phonetic spelling of the Irish phrase “fillfidh mé uair éirithe” (pronounced fill’ih may oo-er í-ríheh), which means “I’ll go back, time to get up,” but Cassidy spoke no Irish and genuine linguists and Irish-language experts regard his work as fantasy.In eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put on Me corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the railway, the railway I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty two, from Bartley Pool I moved to Crewe And I found meself a job to do, workin' on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shovel across me knee And went to work with the company in the Leeds and Selby Railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shore Me belly was empty, me hands were rough with workin' on the railway, the railway I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive Daniel O'Connell he was alive and workin' on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carryin' bricks Changed me trade from carryin' bricks to workin' on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven, to work upon the railway, the railway I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches I was workin' on the railway The Dubliners - Poor Paddy on the Railway lyrics. Some song versions include the lyrics 'Fil-i-me-oo-re-i-re-ay/Fil-i-me-oo-re-i-re-ay/Fil-i-me-oo-re-i-re-ay' between each stanza.

Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' to heaven Poor Paddy was thinking of going to HeavenĪnother popular version sung by Ewan MacColl with Peggy Seeger, and by the Dubliners and Galway City is as follows:ĭigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches Choo choo train Choo choo train I gotta see my baby a one more again. This particular version is from Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag. Choo choo train Choo choo train Cant you see the poor boys goin insane. 3: G In eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive G D7 G When Daniel O'Connell he was.

To work upon the railway, the railway, Im weary of the railway, O, poor Paddy work on the railway. G D7 G In eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shore G D7 G Me belly was empty, me hands were raw with workin' on the railway, the railway G C G D7 G I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway.

#Paddy on the railway lyrics full

O, in eighteen hundred and forty five, When Dan OConnelly was still alive, I worked in a railway hive. Lyrics, Song Meanings, Videos, Full Albums & Bios: The Glass, Lees Tune, On The Rocks, Too Late, Freeborn John, Hell Hounds, Quiet Paddy, Lyla. There are numerous variations of the lyrics. To work upon the railway, the railway, Im weary of the railway, O, poor Paddy work on the railway.