Poor Paddy Works On the Railway

In eighteen hundred and forty-one

Me corduroy britches I put on

Me corduroy britches 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 Hartlepool, I moved to Crewe

And I found me-self with a job to do

Workin' on the railway

I was wearin' corduroy britches

Diggin' ditches, pullin' switches

Dodging pitches, I was workin' on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty-three

I broke me shovel across me knee

And I went to work for a company

On the Leeds and Selby railway

I was wearin' corduroy britches

Diggin' ditches, pullin' switches

Dodging pitches, I was workin' on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty-four

I landed on the Liverpool shore

Well, me belly was empty, me throat was raw

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 Danny O'Connell, he was alive

When Danny O'Connell, he was alive

And workin' on the railway

I was wearin' corduroy britches

Diggin' ditches, pullin' switches

Dodging pitches, I was workin' on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty-six

I changed me trade to carryin' bricks

I changed me trade to carryin' bricks

From workin' on the railway

I was wearin' corduroy britches

Diggin' ditches, pullin' switches

Dodging pitches, I was workin' on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty-seven

Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' to Heaven

Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' to Heaven

To work upon the railway

The railway

I'm weary of the railway

Poor Paddy works on the railway

Well, I was wearin' corduroy britches

Diggin' ditches, pullin' switches

Dodging pitches, I was workin' on the railway