Refrain 1 : (Slow)G C GIn eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put onG C G C GMe corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the railway, the railway G C G C D7 GI'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railwayGIn eighteen hundred and forty two, from Hartlepool I moved to CreweG C D7 GAnd I found meself a job to do, workin' on the railwayG (G) CI was wearing corduroy britchesG C G C G CDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitchesG D7 GI was workin' on the railway#2:GIn eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shovel across me kneeG D7 GAnd went to work with the company in the Leeds and Selby RailwayG (G) CI was wearing corduroy britchesG C G C G CDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitchesG D7 GI was workin' on the railwayRefrain 2 : (Slow)G C GIn eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shoreG C G C GMe belly was empty, me hands were raw with workin' on the railway, the railway G C G D7 GI'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway#3:GIn eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was aliveG D7 GWhen Daniel O'Connell he was alive and workin' on the railwayG (G) CI was wearing corduroy britchesG C G C G CDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitchesG D7 GI was workin' on the railway#4:GIn eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carryin' bricksG D7 GChanged me trade from carryin' bricks to workin' on the railwayG (G) CI was wearing corduroy britchesG C G C G CDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitchesG D7 GI was workin' on the railwayRefrain 3 : (Slow)G C G7In eighteen hundred and forty seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heavenG C G C GPoor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven, to work upon the railway, the railwayG C G C D7 GI'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railwayOutro to tempo:G (G) CI was wearing corduroy britchesG C G C G CDigging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitchesG D7 GI was workin' on the railway