Paddy Works On the Railway - The Maguire Brothers

In 1841, the corduroy breeches I put on Me corduroy breeches I put on To work upon the railway, the railway I'm weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway In 1842, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe Found myself a job to do a working on the railway I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches As I was working on the Railway In 1843, I broke the shovel across me knee I went to work for the company, on the Leeds to Selby railway I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches As I was working on the Railway In 1844, I landed on the Liverpool shore My belly was empty, me hands were raw With working on the railway, the railway I'm sick to my guts of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway In 1845, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive When Daniel O'Connell he was alive And working on the railway I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches As I was working on the Railway In 1846 I changed my trade to carrying bricks I changed my trade to carrying bricks To working on the railway I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches As I was working on the Railway In 1847 poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven The old bugger was thinking of going to Heaven To work upon the railway, the railway I'm sick to my death of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches dodging pitches As I was working on the Railway

Crazy times that we all live in Hate and anger in our homes Socials rule us, can't see it leaving I wanna breath in, let me breath in hope In a world of self-styled experts No place left for us to hide All is shit, our lives just hit dirt I wanna clean it, let me clean it now They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night Childhood dreams make life worth living Shake me, I forgot to play When I'm hurt, just leave me bleeding I wanna feel it, let me feel alive Only lies were promised To believe in eternity Faith in my God lays in the abyss I wanna fix it, let me fix it now They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night

I was born in the Dublin streets Where the loyal drums do beat And the loving English feet walked all over us Where each and every night When me dad would come home tight He'd call the neighbors out with this chorus "Come out you black and tans, come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Show her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra" Come tell us how you slew them old Arabs two by two Like the Zulus they had knives and bows and arrows How bravely you faced one with your 16-pounder gun And you frightened all the natives to the marrow "Come out you black and tans, come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Show her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra" Come let us hear you tell how you slew the great Parnell And showed him what was well and persecuted Where are the stares and jeers that you proudly let us hear When our heroes of '16 were executed? "Come out you black and tans, come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Show her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra" Come out you British huns, come out and fight without your guns Show your wife how you won medals up in Derry You murdered five young men and you'd do the same again So get out of here and take your bloody army "Come out you black and tans, come out and fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Show her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra" "Come out you black and tans, fight me like a man Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders Show her how the IRA made you run like hell away From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra From the green and lovely lanes of Killeshandra"