***POOR PADDY - Traditional. Arr. The PoguesPoor Paddy - as perfomed by The PoguesEIn eighteen hundred and forty-oneB7The corduroy breeches I put onEMe corduroy breeches I put onB7 E B7To work upon the railway, the railwayE E7 A EI'm weary of the railwayB7 EPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-twoFound myself a job to doB7 EA working on the railwayI was wearing corduroy breechesDigging ditches, pulling switchesDodging pitches, as I wasB7 EWorking on the RailwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-threeI broke the shovel across me kneeI went to work for the companyOn the Leeds to Selby railwayI was wearing corduroy breechesDigging ditches, pulling switchesDodging pitches, as I wasWorking on the RailwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-fourI landed on the Liverpool shoreMy belly was empty me hands were rawWith working on the railway, the railwayI'm sick to my guts of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-fiveWhen Daniel O'Connell he was aliveWhen Daniel O'Connell he was aliveAnd working on the railwayI was wearing corduroy breechesDigging ditches, pulling switchesDodging pitches, as I wasWorking on the RailwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-sixI changed my trade to carrying bricksI changed my trade to carrying bricksTo work upon the railwayI was wearing corduroy breechesDigging ditches, pulling switchesDodging pitches, as I wasWorking on the RailwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-sevenPoor Paddy was thinking of going to HeavenThe old bugger was thinking of going to HeavenTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm sick to my death of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayI was wearing corduroy breechesDigging ditches, pulling switchesDodging pitches, as I wasWorking on the Railway (Paddy Works on the Railway)In eighteen hundred and forty-oneMy corduroy breeches I put onMy corduroy breeches I put onTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-twoI didn't know what I should doI didn't know what I should doTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-threeI sailed away across the seaI sailed away across the seaTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-fourI landed on Columbia's shoreI landed on Columbia's shoreTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-fiveWhen Daniel O'Connell he was aliveWhen Daniel O'Connell he was aliveTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-sixI made my trade to carrying bricksI made my trade to carrying bricksTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-sevenPoor Paddy was thinking of going to HeavenPoor Paddy was thinking of going to HeavenTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railwayIn eighteen hundred and forty-eightI learned to drink my whiskey straightI learned to drink my whiskey straightTo work upon the railway, the railwayI'm weary of the railwayPoor Paddy works on the railway
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