![]() My best guess is that Pat 'left the old world for the new' is the rationale for changing Railway to Railroad and some concern about giving offence is the reason 'Paddy' became 'Patrick'. Source: Singing Together, Spring 1975, BBC PublicationsĪs this song only mentions 'Pat' and 'railway' and is normally called some minor variation of 'Paddy on the Railway' I am at a loss to explain why the BBC decided to call it 'Patrick on the Railroad'. In eighteen hundred and forty two, I left the ould world for the new Bad cess to the luck that brought me through, to work upon the railway. Fil-a-mee-o-ry, ory, ay (3x) To work upon the railway. Chorus on 2 nd, 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th verses: I was wearing corduroy britches, digging ditches. PADDY WORKS ON THE RAILWAY (1) In eighteen hundred and forty one, I put my corduroy breeches on I put my cordury breeches on, to work upon the railway. In eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put on Me corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the railway, the railway Im weary of the railway, poor paddy works on the railway. ![]() ![]() In eighteen hundred and forty-two From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe And found mself a job to do Working on the railway. by Ewan MacColl Includes unlimited streaming via the Bandcamp app, plus download in mp3, FLAC and. Paddy on the Railway īad 'cess to the luck that brought me through About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. The Dubliners - Poor Paddy On The Railway (Letra y cancin para escuchar) - In eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put on / Me corduroy. To work upon the railway, the railway, Im weary of the railwaypoor Paddy works on the railway.
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