| In 1841 me corduroy breeches I put on
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| Me corduroy breeches I put on
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| To work upon the railway, the railway
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| I am weary of the railway
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| Poor Paddy works on the railway
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| In 1842 from Hartlepoole
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| I moved to Crewe
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| And I found myself a job to do
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| Working on the railway
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| I was wearing corduroy breeches
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| Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
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| I was working on the railway
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| In 1843 I broke me shovel across me knee
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| And I went to work with the company
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| On the Leeds and Selvy Railway
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| I was wearing corduroy breeches
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| Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
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| I was working on the railway
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| In 1844 I landed on the Liverpool shore
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| Me belly was empty, me hands were raw
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| With working on the railway, the railway
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| I am weary of the railway
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| Poor Paddy works on the railway
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| In 1845 when Danny O’Connell he was alive
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| Danny O’Connell he was alive
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| And working on the railway
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| I was wearing …
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| In 1846 I changed my trade from carrying bricks
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| I changed my trade from carrying bricks
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| To working on the railway
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| I was wearing …
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| In 1847 poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven
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| Poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven
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| To work upon the railway, the Milky Way
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| I’m weary of the railway
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| Poor Paddy works on the railway
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| I was wearing … |