The Dubliners - Poor paddy on the railway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches ^D7I put ^Gon ^GMe corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the rail^D7way, the rail^Gway I'm ^Gweary of the ^Crail^Gway, poor Paddy works ^D7on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty two, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe ^GAnd I found meself a job to do, ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway ^GI was wearing corduroy britches ^GDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches ^GI was ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shovel across me knee ^GAnd went to work with the company in the Leeds and ^D7Selby ^GRailway ^GI was wearing corduroy britches ^GDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches ^GI was ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the ^D7Liverpool ^Gshore ^GMe belly was empty, me hands were raw with workin' on the rail^D7way, the rail^Gway I'm ^Gweary of the ^Crail^Gway, poor Paddy works ^D7on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive ^GWhen Daniel O'Connell he was alive and ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway ^GI was wearing corduroy britches ^GDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches ^GI was ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carryin' bricks ^GChanged me trade from carryin' bricks to ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway ^GI was wearing corduroy britches ^GDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches ^GI was ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway

^GIn eighteen hundred and forty seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of ^D7goin' ta ^G7heaven ^GPoor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven, to work upon the rail^D7way, the rail^Gway ^GI'm weary of the ^Crail^Gway, poor Paddy works ^D7on the ^Grailway

^GI was wearing corduroy britches ^GDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches ^GI was ^D7workin' on the ^Grailway