Poor Paddy (Traditional) (The Pogues' Version)

[00:04.58] In 1841, the corduroy breeches I put on
[00:17.12] Me corduroy breeches I put on
[00:23.43] To work upon the railway, the railway
[00:31.43] I'm weary of the railway
[00:37.48] Poor Paddy works on the railway
[00:43.75] In 1842, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
[00:47.79] Found myself a job to do a working on the railway
[00:51.25] I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches
[00:55.10] As I was working on the Railway
[00:58.47] In 1843, I broke the shovel across me knee
[01:01.98] I went to work for the company, on the Leeds to Selby railway
[01:05.18] I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches
[01:10.10] As I was working on the Railway
[01:13.03] In 1844, I landed on the Liverpool shore
[01:23.57] My belly was empty, me hands were raw
[01:29.06] With working on the railway, the railway
[01:37.56] I'm sick to my guts of the railway
[01:43.61] Poor Paddy works on the railway
[01:50.04] In 1845, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive
[01:54.42] When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
[01:55.98] And working on the railway
[01:57.31] I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches
[02:02.46] As I was working on the Railway
[02:04.98] In 1846 I changed my trade to carrying bricks
[02:08.34] I changed my trade to carrying bricks
[02:09.79] To working on the railway
[02:11.55] I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches
[02:16.46] As I was working on the Railway
[02:19.71] In 1847 poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven
[02:30.08] The old bugger was thinking of going to Heaven
[02:36.57] To work upon the railway, the railway
[02:44.19] I'm sick to my death of the railway
[02:50.51] Poor Paddy works on the railway
[02:56.50] I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches
[03:02.52] As I was working on the Railway
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