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Verse 1
In (G major) eighteen hundred and
forty- one
The corduroy breeches (C major) I put (G major) on
Me corduroy breeches I put on
To (C major) work upon the railway,
(A minor) (C major) (G major) the railway
I'm weary of the (C major) (G major) railway
(C major) Poor Paddy works (G major) on (D major) (G major) the railway
Verse 2
In (G major) eighteen hundred and forty- two
From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
Found myself a job to do
A (C major) working (D major) on the (G major) railway
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Verse 3
I was (G major) wearing corduroy breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
(C major) Working (D major) on the (G major) railway
In eighteen hundred and forty- three
Verse 4
I broke the (G major)
shovel across me knee
I went to work for the company
(D major) On the (C major) Leeds to (D major) Selby (G major) railway
I was wearing corduroy
breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
(C major) Working (D major) on the (G major) railway
Verse 5
In eighteen hundred and forty- (G major) four
I landed on the (A minor) Liverpool (G major) shore
My belly was empty me (C major) hands were (G major) raw
With (C major) working (A minor) on the railway, (C major) the (G major) railway
I'm sick to my guts of (C major) the (G major) railway
(C major) Poor Paddy works (D major) on (G major) the railway
Verse 6
(G major) In eighteen hundred and forty- five
When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
When Daniel O'Connell
he was (D major) alive
And working on the (G major) railway
Verse 7
I was (G major) wearing corduroy breeches
Digging ditches,
pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
(C major) Working (D major) on the (G major) railway
Verse 8
In eighteen hundred and forty- six I changed (G major)
my trade to
carrying bricks
I changed my trade to carrying bricks
To (C major) work (D major) upon (G major) the railway
Verse 9
I was wearing (G major) corduroy breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
(C major) Working (D major) on the (G major) railway
Verse 10
In eighteen hundred and forty- (G major)
seven
Poor Paddy was thinking of
(C major) going to (G major) heaven
The old bugger was thinking
(C major) of going (G major) to heaven
(C major) To work upon the railway, the (G major) railway
I'm sick to my death (C major) of the (G major) railway
(C major) Poor paddy (D major) works (A major) on (G major) the railway
Verse 11
I was wearing (G major) corduroy breeches
Digging ditches,
pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
(D major) Working on the (G major) railway
Poor Paddy
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