| lyric | 1. In eighteen hundred and forty one,
my cordyroy breees I put on,
I put on, to work upon the railway.
The railway, I’m weary of the railway,
poor Paddy works on the railway.
2. In eighteen hundred and forty two,
I didn’t know what I should do,
I didn’t know what I should do,
To work upon the railway.
3. In eighteen hundred and forty three,
I took atrip across the sea,
I took atrip across the sea,
To work upon the railway.
4. In eighteen hundred and forty four,
I landed on Columbia’s shore,
I landed on Columbia’s shore,
To work upon the railway.
5. In eighteen hundred and forty five,
When Daniel O’Connell was alive,
When Daniel O’Connell was alive,
To work upon the railway.
6. In eighteen hundred and forty six,
I changed my trade to carriyng bricks,
I changed my trade to carriyng bricks,
To work upon the railway.
7. In eighteen hundred and forty seven,
Poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven,
Poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven,
To work upon the railway.
8. In eighteen hundred and forty eight,
I learned to take my whiskey straight,
I learned to take my whiskey straight,
To work upon the railway. |