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Next song Preab San Ol POOR PADDY ON THE RAILWAY In eighteen hundred and forty one My corduroy breeches I put on My corduroy breeches I put on To work upon the railway The railway I'm weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty two From Hartlepool I moved to Grove And found myself a job to do Working on the railway I was wearing Corduroy breeches Digging ditches Pulling switches Dodging hitchers I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shuffle across me knee I went to work for the company And leave me seldom railway I was wearing Corduroy breeches Digging ditches Pulling switches Dodging hitchers I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shore Me belly was empty me hands were raw With working on the railway The railway Im weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty five When Daniel OConnell he was alive And Daniel OConnell he was alive And working on the railway I was wearing Corduroy breeches Digging ditches Pulling switches Dodging hitchers I was working on the railway In eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carrying bricks Changed me trade from carrying bricks To working on the railway I was wearing Corduroy breeches Digging ditches Pulling switches Dodging hitchers I was working on the railway 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 The railway I'm weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway I was wearing Corduroy breeches Digging ditches Pulling switches Dodging hitchers I was working on the railway 246/319, 1784 characters