Poor Paddy On The Railway

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In eighteen hundred and forty one,
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 me corduroy breeches I put on
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Me corduroy breeches I put on, to 
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work upon the railway, the railway
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I'm weary of the railway, poor 
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Paddy works on the railway


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In eighteen hundred and forty two, 
from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
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And I found meself a job to do, 
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workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, 
dodging hitches
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I was workin' on the railway

#2:
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In eighteen hundred and forty three 
I broke me shovel across me knee
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And went to work with the company 
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in the Leeds and Selby Railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, 
dodging hitches
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I was workin' on the railway

Refrain 2 : (Slow)
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In eighteen hundred and forty four
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 I landed on the Liverpool shore
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Me belly was empty, me hands were 
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raw with workin' on the railway, 
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the railway
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I'm weary of the railway, poor 
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Paddy works on the railway

#3:
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In eighteen hundred and forty five, 
when Daniel O'Connell he was alive
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When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
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 and workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, 
dodging hitches
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I was workin' on the railway

#4:
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In eighteen hundred and forty six I 
changed me trade from carryin' 
bricks
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Changed me trade from carryin' 
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bricks to workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, 
dodging hitches
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I was workin' on the railway

Refrain 3 : (Slow)
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In eighteen hundred and forty 
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seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of 
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goin' ta heaven
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Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' 
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ta heaven, to work upon the 
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railway, the railway
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I'm weary of the railway, poor 
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Paddy works on the railway

Outro to tempo:
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, 
dodging hitches
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I was workin' on the railway