Paddy On The Railway - Authority Zero

In 1841 me corduroy breeches I put on

Me corduroy breeches I put on

To work upon the railway, the railway

I am weary of the railway

Poor Paddy works on the railway

In 1842 from Hartlepoole

I moved to Crewe

And I found myself a job to do

Working on the railway

I was wearing corduroy breeches

Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches

I was working on the railway

In 1843 I broke me shovel across me knee

And I went to work with the company

On the Leeds and Selvy Railway

I was wearing corduroy breeches

Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches

I was working on the railway

In 1844 I landed on the Liverpool shore

Me belly was empty, me hands were raw

With working on the railway, the railway

I am weary of the railway

Poor Paddy works on the railway

In 1845 when Danny O’Connell he was alive

Danny O’Connell he was alive

And working on the railway

I was wearing …

In 1846 I changed my trade from carrying bricks

I changed my trade from carrying bricks

To working on the railway

I was wearing …

In 1847 poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven

Poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven

To work upon the railway, the Milky Way

I’m weary of the railway

Poor Paddy works on the railway

I was wearing …