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In eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put on 
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Me corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the railway, the railway 
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I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway 


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In eighteen hundred and forty two, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe 
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And I found meself a job to do, workin' on the railway 
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I was wearing corduroy britches 
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches 
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I was workin' on the railway 

#2: 
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In eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shovel across me knee 
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And went to work with the company in the Leeds and Selby Railway 
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I was wearing corduroy britches 
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches 
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I was workin' on the railway 


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In eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shore 
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Me belly was empty, me hands were raw with workin' on the railway, the railway 
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I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway 

#3: 
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In eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive 
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When Daniel O'Connell he was alive and workin' on the railway 
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I was wearing corduroy britches 
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches 
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I was workin' on the railway 

#4: 
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In eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carryin' bricks 
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Changed me trade from carryin' bricks to workin' on the railway 
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I was wearing corduroy britches 
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches 
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I was workin' on the railway 


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In eighteen hundred and forty seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven 
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Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven, to work upon the railway, the railway 
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I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway 

Outro: 
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I was wearing corduroy britches 
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches 
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I was workin' on the railway