There is a broadside, NLScotland LC.2(086), entitled "Paddy on the Railway," beginning "A Paddy once in Greenock town, For Glasgow city he was bound." The chorus is "Engine, boiler, water tight, Driving in with all his might, Upon my soul it was a sight To see the Greenock railway." This may well be related I wouldn't consider it the same song. It is not clear whether this is a parody or a natural addition - or whether the Sandburg/Lomax versions have cleaned this up. NOTES : Greenway prints a three-verse version ending with complaints about the company store. "The Bluestone Quarries" (tune & meter)Ĭlimbing Up the Ladder ("In nineteen hundred and twenty-one, I thought that Scouting must be fun") (Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. Pete Seeger, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (on PeteSeeger07, PeteSeeger07b)Ĭf. 31-32, "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) Jon Raven, _VIctoria's Inferno: Songs of the Old Mills, Mines, Manufacturies, Canals, and Railways_, Roadside Press, 1978, pp. 344-345, "Oh, Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) įrederick Pease Harlow, _The Making of a Sailor, or Sea Life Aboard a Yankee Square-Rigger_, 1928 republished by Dover, 1988, pp. 48, "Railroad Song" (1 text, 1 tune)ĪDDITIONAL: Captain John Robinson, "Songs of the Chantey Man," a series published July-August 1917 in the periodical _The Bellman_ (Minneapolis, MN, 1906-1919). 101 "Pat Works On The Railway" (1 text)Īverill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 150, "Paddy Works on the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune) 330, "Pat Works on the Railway" (1 text)įireside-Book-of-Folk-Songs, p. 78, "Pat Works on the Railway" (1 text)ĭarling-NewAmericanSongster, p. 42-43, "Pat Works on the Railway" (1 text)įoner-AmericanLaborSongsOfTheNineteenthCentury, p. 438, "Paddy Works on the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune) 254, "Working on te Railroad" (1 text, 1 tune, composite)īotkin/Harlow-TreasuryOfRailroadFolklore, p. 20-22, "Paddy Works on the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune)Įckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, p. Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. Lomax/Lomax-FolkSongUSA 76, "Paddy Works On the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune) Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Mi 670, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text) 20-21, "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 conflated text, 1 tune) MacColl-ShuttleAndCage-IndustrialFolkBallads, pp. 77-78, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 337-338, "Paddy Works on the Railway," "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (2 texts, 2 tunes) 155-156, "Roll the Cotton Down" (1 text, version "E" of "Roll the Cotton Down") pp. 139-141, "Oh, Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 107-108, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 356-357, "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune)Ĭolcord-SongsOfAmericanSailormen, pp. 547-552, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text plus extended excerpts to illustrate variations in the song and a broadside print of "Mick Upon the Railroad," 1 tune) KEYWORDS: railroading work marriage death drink hardtimesĬohen-LongSteelRail, pp. to work upon the (railway)." He recalls the hard work, courting and losing a wife, and the drink he uses to relieve his burdensĮARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag) there is a clear reference from 1864 in a manuscript from the clipper _Young Australia_ Now greet your caller with Poor Paddy Works on the Railway song by setting it up as your Hello Tune on the Wynk Music App for free.Paddy Works on the Railway Paddy Works on the Railway DESCRIPTION: Paddy describes the working conditions on the railway: "In (1841), I put me corderoy britches on. So, what are you waiting for? Start streaming your favourite tunes today! You can even download MP3 songs for offline listening. Songs are the best way to live the moments or reminisce the memories and thus we at Wynk strive to enhance your listening experience by providing you with high-quality MP3 songs & lyrics to express your passion or to sing it out loud. Along with it if you are looking for a podcast online to keep you motivated throughout the week, then check out the latest podcast of Podcast. With Wynk Music, you will not only enjoy your favourite MP3 songs online, but you will also have access to our hottest playlists such as English Songs, Hindi Songs, Malayalam Songs, Punjabi Songs, Tamil Songs, Telugu Songs. Wynk Music brings to you Poor Paddy Works on the Railway MP3 song from the movie/album St. Robin Cree, The Blarney Lads, Nicholas Sands The Blarney Lads, Robin Cree, Traditional, Nicholas Sands
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