Mudcat Café Message

sj

User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,Stacy	Origins: Paddy on the Railway (54* d)	RE: Origins: Paddy on the Railway	18 Sep 23
I learned a slightly different version on grade school (in the 1970's): In 1841, I put me courdroy britches on, I put my courdroy britches on, a'working' on the railway Filla-me-oo-ree-oo-ree-ay Filla-me-oo-me-oo-ree-ay Filla-me-oo-ree-oo-ree-ay A'Workin' on the railway The bosss' neame was Jack McGlenn He kept a store to rob the men A gentleman thief with pad and pen A' Workin' on the railway chorus [the next verse was something about the boos's wife making some bread that was hard as rock] chorus [another verse ended with ....a tiny drop of rye, I'm certain that I'm gonna die, A'Workin' on the railway]

Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.
* Click on the linked number with * to view the thread split into pages (click "d" for chronologically descending).

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.