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Poor Paddy works on the railway
Verse 1:
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In eighteen hundred and forty one , I came across the stormy sea.
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My corduroy breeches I put on , to work upon the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred and forty one , I put my corduroy breeches on
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I put my corduroy breeches on, to work upon the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred and forty two... I left the ould world for the new
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Bad cess to the luck that brought me through... to work upon the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred and forty three, when I met sweet Bidd McGee
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An pretty wife she's been to me, while workin‘ on the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred and forty four me back was gettin' mighty sore
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Me back was gettin' might sore... while workin' on the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred forty five, i found meself more dead than alive
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I found myself more dead than alive, while workin' on the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
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In eighteen hundred and forty seven , sweet Bidd McGee she went to heaven.
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She left one child, she left eleven, to work upon the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray... to work upon the railway...
Verse 8:
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In eighteen hundred and forty eight, I learned to drink my whiskey straight
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It's an elegant drink that can't be beat for workin' on the railway
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Fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray , fil-a-me-o-me, o-me-ray...
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Last Updated: March 20, 2017