Paddy on the Railway

Paddy on the Railway

Verse 1: In eighteen hundred and forty-one,  I put me corduroy breeches on, I put me corduroy breeches on, To work upon the railway.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Verse 2: In eighteen hundred and forty-two, I left the old world for the new, 'Twas sorry luck that brought me through, To work upon the railway.

Verse 3: In eighteen hundred and forty-three, 'Twas then I met sweet Kitty McGee, An elegant wife she's been to me, While working on the railway.

Chorus: Fil-luh-me-oo-ree-oo-ree-aye. (Repeat three times) To work upon the railway.

The following verses & tune were recently taught at the Sparrow Music Camp at O'Leno State Park. Other verses found in "Sing Out Songbook". Included in Em & Am with slightly different melodies. Taught in a beginning fiddle class (including a cello player), an Irish song class, and an Irish accompaniment class by Jane & Gordon Scott.