01 Jul 01 - 03:14 PM (#495968) Subject: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Mudlark At a Danu concert I heard for the first time a song about a famous Irish racing dog. Great song and the rolicking tune reminded me of a sea chanty I heard a long time ago, clever lyrics, and a refrain that sort of trailed off.... First line was, I think, "Now Pdddy O'brien left Ireland with glee..." was all about a hard and vomitous crossing that finished up with the declaration that the next time Paddy tried to get to America, or whereever, "...it'll be when the railroad runs over the sea, lads." with a refrain something like "Whack fol the dido the dido a day...." I've tried searching but can't find anything close...would love to have lyrics (and the chords that go with the refrain!) Thanks for any help.... Nancy |
01 Jul 01 - 03:51 PM (#495986) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: kendall Paddy O'Ryan
Paddy O'Ryan left Ireland in glee
Paddy whack fol de rol, fol de rol dol di dee.
Paddy had never been sailing before Paddy whack etc
Paddy ran forward grabbed 'hold of the mast
He was down in that whale six months or more
Paddy he landed all safe on the shore |
01 Jul 01 - 07:27 PM (#496140) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: GUEST |
01 Jul 01 - 09:30 PM (#496207) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Amos Exactly as I remember it, Kendall!! Bravo! A |
02 Jul 01 - 02:22 PM (#496750) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: GUEST,Garydon The version I know is Paddy Maloney left the isle of green he had a strange notion to sail the front sea He set a whale hatchet boys called Georgie About The whale the she fished made his head turn about Capt's haulin Cod Callin, Harpoonin and more Now Paddy he's never been sailin before It made his heart beat when he heard a loud roar A whale at night off the masthead did cry Oh my god said poor Paddy I'll be et by and by capt Then Paddy was torrid and he reached for the mast He took hold of the gripper and then he held fast The boat she gave a tip boys and Pad lost his grip And into the whales belly the silly fool slipped capt He was in that whales belly for 6 months and a day till one morin by chance to it's throat he made way That whale she gave a hooch boys and then she did blow A mile into the air went ol Paddy Maloney capt Now Paddy got landed quite safe on the shore And he swears he'll not go to sea any more The next time he has such adventures of notion It'll be when the railway runs over the ocean Next time I think I'll cut and past that felt like alot of typing to me. Off to work w/ me Gary |
02 Jul 01 - 02:43 PM (#496766) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Mrrzy Um - what does this have to do with a racing dog? Or is that nautical terminology with which I'm unfamiliar? I was thinking this would be a Master McGrath type of song... O Sea Dogs, is my landlubberiness showing? |
02 Jul 01 - 03:34 PM (#496798) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Mudlark Thanks guys, for the instant response... Kendall....all the verses sound just as I remember them except the second, which doesn't scan (at least to the tune I know....first 2 lines the same, but the 3rd I cant remember, 4th was "I'm goin' to the head, says old Pat, by and by...." I always thot he was on his way to the head to get rid of the whiskey when he fell overboard....but it was a long time ago, and maybe I had my own agenda for hearing that in the song! Gary...thanks for all the typing. The version Kendall has is the one I'm remembering, but it sounds like the version you give fits the same tune Mrrzy.... It was just the similarity of the two tunes that reminded me of this one.... If you can spell landlubberiness you know more about boats than I do! In fiddling with chords for it, seems I can do the whole thing (on guitar) in Em and D, except the last note of the refrain doesn't feel quite right...any suggestions? Thanks again for the help... Nancy
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02 Jul 01 - 04:24 PM (#496844) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: GUEST,Garydon I just use the Bodhran when I do the song. Have to admit the racing dog bit got got me too. Was hoping to see some other versions or added verses Gary |
02 Jul 01 - 04:41 PM (#496855) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Uncle_DaveO I have only heard this as a whaling song, and it was "had a strong notion old Greenland to see. It works better with the whale later in the song. DAve Oesterreich |
02 Jul 01 - 04:54 PM (#496869) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: kendall I got this from Buryl Ives in the early 50's, and, it's the only version I have ever heard. He claimed to have learned it in Ireland. |
03 Jul 01 - 12:24 PM (#497581) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Mudlark Dave....I think the version I heard was "Greenland"now that you mention it....it fits, too, as I heard it on a whaling chanties album in the '50's. Any suggestions for chords? Nancy |
03 Jul 01 - 12:41 PM (#497591) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: kendall Actually, the whaling thing works. |
30 Jul 01 - 03:11 AM (#517528) Subject: Lyr Add: PADDY MALONEY LEFT IRELAND IN GLEE From: mbridgham This is the way I've always sung it. Got it from the singing of, damn, the name just went out of my head, one of the singer/collectors. Paddy Maloney left Ireland in glee He took a strange notion to cross the Ross He shipped on a whalecatcher South Georgia bound And the way that she slipped made his head go around Caterwhauling Tarpaulin Harpoonin and all Now Paddy had never been whaling before And it made his heart leap when he heard the wild roar As the lookout he cried that a whale he had spied Begod says poor Pat I'll be et by and by chorus Now Paddy ran forward and reached for the mast He caught it a gripper and there he held fast But the boat she did pitch and then she did flip And in the whale's belly poor Paddy did slip chorus Paddy lived in that whale for six months and a day Till one morning by luck to the shore he made way Well she did whoop and then she did blow And a mile in the air went Paddy Moloney chorus Now Paddy was washed up quite safe on the shore And he swears that he'll not go to sea anymore And if ever he gets such a fanciful notion It'll be when the railway runs over the ocean Chorus Marc Bridgham
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30 Jul 01 - 10:04 PM (#518081) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: Mudlark Thanks, Marc...except for the first and last verse, and the chorus( which I remember being of the whack fol the diddle ilk) that is just as I heard it sung. |
31 Jul 01 - 10:41 AM (#518358) Subject: RE: Lyr: Paddy O'Brien left Ireland in glee. From: RoyH (Burl) Burl Ives did indeed sing this song, with the fol-de-rol chorus, on his 'Songs of Ireland'LP published in the UK on Brunswick LAT 8344, in 1960. Originally recorded in USA on Decca. He called it 'Paddy and the Whale'. So did A.L. LLoyd,who was the first one I ever heard sing it with the 'Caterwaulin', Tarpaulin, Harpoonin'etc chorus. He recorded it on the Topic Records LP 'Leviathan'in 1967, with Alf Edwards (concertina and ocarina), Dave Swarbrick (fiddle), Martin Carthy (mandolin), and Trevor Lucas and Martyn Wyndham Read, as chorus singers. This was re-issued in CD, Topic TSCD497, in 1998. Available from Camsco I would guess. |
12 May 08 - 08:08 PM (#2338838) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy and the Whale From: GUEST,Lighter Looks like Lloyd (and possibly MacColl) had a hand in this one. Kendall's version above is what the duo recorded on "There She Blow!" for Riverside, ca1956. MarcB's version is from Lloyd et al's "Leviathan" of 1967. The tune in both cases is "Erin Go Bragh." According to Steve Roud's indispensable index, the only known text recorded before that on "There She Blows!" appeared in Greenleaf & Mansfield's "Ballads & Sea Songs of Newfoundland" (1933). It's pretty much the same as what L & M recorded ca1956, but Paddy O'Brien wants to see England rather than Greenland. And Paddy "had never been sailing before." Not "whaling," as L & M have it. The Newfoundland text is not really a "whaling ballad." By 1967, Lloyd had made additional changes to the song, replacing the "Paddy whack" refrain with the clever "Caterwaulin', tarpaulin, harpoonin' and all." He also introduced "South Georgia" and the "Ross Sea." |
13 May 08 - 01:06 AM (#2338960) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy and the Whale From: Nerd Not to mention Paddy Moloney, which is the name of a prominent Irish musician whom Lloyd might have met by 1967! |
13 May 08 - 12:05 PM (#2339375) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Paddy and the Whale From: GUEST,Lighter That's the sort of change I'd consider inconsequential - but you've hit on a possible explanatiion for it! |