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In eighteen hundred and forty-one
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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'm weary of the railway
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Poor Paddy works on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-two
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From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
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Found meself 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 pitches
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I was working on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-three
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I broke me shovel across me knee
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And went to work for the company
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On the Leeds to Selby railway
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I was wearing corduroy breeches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging pitches
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I was working on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-four
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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'm sick to my guts of the railway
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Poor Paddy works on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-five
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When Danny O'Connell he was alive
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When Danny O'Connell he was alive
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And working on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy breeches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging pitches
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I was working on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-six
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I changed me trade to carrying bricks
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Changed me trade to carrying bricks
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Still working on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy breeches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging pitches
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I was working on the railway
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In eighteen hundred and forty-seven
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Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven
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The old bugger was thinking of going to Heaven
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To work upon the railway, the railway
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I'm sick to my death of the railway
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Poor Paddy works on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy breeches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging pitches
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I was working on the railway
Poor Paddy
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