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Origins: Paddy on the Railway DigiTrad: PADDY ON THE RAILWAY PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY (1) PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY (4) PATSY OREE AY Related threads: Need Tune Help: Paddy on the Railway (14) Lyr/Tune Req: Paddy Works on the Railroad /Railway (18) Lyr Req: Pat do this Pat do that (5) (closed) (origins) Origins: Working on the Railway (7) Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry (8) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: masato sakurai Date: 17 Mar 05 - 01:17 PM At Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads: paddy on the railway [title] paddy on the railway! [title] At The Word on the Street: Broadside ballad entitled 'Paddy on the Railway' This is also titled "The Greenock Railway." |
Subject: Lyr Add: PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY From: GUEST,Mr Happy Date: 17 Mar 05 - 12:47 PM Maybe it's this one: [You'll notice there's actually 2 choruses in this version, because the tempo on some verses speeds up, then on others slows down again] PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY In eighteen hundred and forty-one My corduroy breeches I put on My corduroy breeches I put on 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 working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-two From Hartlepool, I roved to Crewe And found meself a job to do working on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches Dodging hitches, I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-three I broke me shovel across me knee And I went to work for the company On the Leeds & Selby railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches Dodging hitches, I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-four I landed on the Liverpool shore Me belly was empty, me 'ands were raw With working 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 (2x) And working on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches Dodging hitches, I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-six I changed my trade from carrying bricks (2x) To working on the railway I was wearing corduroy britches Digging ditches, pulling switches Dodging hitches, I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty-seven Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven (2x) To work upon the railway, the railway I'm weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway Cheers, Mr H |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: GUEST,Lighter at work Date: 17 Mar 05 - 12:20 PM It's the first version I ever heard, about 1958. Filly me oorie oorie ay, Filly me oorie oorie ay, Filly me oorie oorie ay, While workin' on the railway ! The verses are pretty much the same as in other versions. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: Sorcha Date: 17 Mar 05 - 12:10 PM Are you looking for one with or w/o the Fiddle-ay-ree-ay-ree-oh? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: thespionage Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:41 AM It's close. But it also doesn't have the chorus I discussed above. Thanks! I don't know why it didn't show up when I did a search before creating the thread. Russ |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: Sorcha Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:30 AM Could it be this one? Digital Tradition Lyrics: PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY (4) In eighteen hundred and forty-one My corduroy breeches I put on My 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 I didn't know what I should do (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-three I sailed away across the sea (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-four I landed on Columbia's shore (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-five When Daniel O'Connell he was alive (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-six I made my trade to carrying bricks (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-seven Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven (2x) In eighteen hundred and forty-eight I learned to drink my whiskey straight (2x) printed in Bill Meek Songs of the Irish in America @train @work filename[ PADRAIL4 TUNE FILE: PADRAIL3 CLICK TO PLAY SOF
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Subject: Lyr Req: Paddy on the Railway From: thespionage Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:25 AM I heard a version of this song, forgive me, on Shining Time Station. The other renditions I have heard did not include a chorus of "Fiddle-ay-ree-ay-ree-oh." Do you know such a version? Thanks, Russ |
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