Poor Paddy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]In eighteen hundred and
forty- one
The corduroy breeches [C]I put o[G]n
Me corduroy breeches I put on
To [C]work upon the railway,
[Am]the [C]rail[G]way
I'm weary of [C]the [G]railway
[C]Poor Paddy works [G]on [D]the[G] railway

[Verse 2]
[G]In eighteen hundred and forty- two
From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
Found myself a job to do
A [C]working [D]on the [G]railway

[Verse 3]
I was [G]wearing corduroy breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
[C]Working [D]on the [G]railway
In eighteen hundred and forty- three

[Verse 4]
[G]I broke the
shovel across me knee
I went to work for the company
[D]On the Lee[C]ds to Sel[D]by rai[G]lway
I was wearing corduroy
breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
[C]Working [D]on the [G]railway

[Verse 5]
In eighteen hundred and forty- [G]four
I landed on the [Am]Liverpool [G]shore
My belly was empty me [C]hands were [G]raw
With [C]working [Am]on the railway, [C]the [G]railway
I'm sick to my guts of [C]the [G]railway
[C]Poor Paddy works [D]on [G]the railway

[Verse 6]
[G]In eighteen hundred and forty- five
When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
When Daniel O'Connell
he was [D]alive
And working [G]on the railway

[Verse 7]
I was [G]wearing corduroy breeches
Digging ditches,
pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
[C]Working [D]on the [G]railway

[Verse 8]
In eighteen hundred and forty- six I [G]changed
my trade to
carrying bricks
I changed my trade to carrying bricks
To [C]work [D]upon [G]the railway

[Verse 9]
I was wearing [G]corduroy breeches
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
[C]Working [D]on the [G]railway

[Verse 10]
In eighteen hundred [G]and forty-
seven
Poor Paddy was thinking of
[C]going to [G]heaven
The old bugger was thinking
[C]of going [G]to heaven
[C]To work upon the railway, the [G]railway
I'm sick to my death [C]of the [G]railway
[C]Poor paddy [D]works [A]on [G]the railway

[Verse 11]
I was wearing [G]corduroy breeches
Digging ditches,
pulling switches
Dodging pitches, as I was
[D]Working on the [G]railway