Pat Works on the Railway. Folk Song. In eighteen hundred and forty one, I put my corduroy britches on, I put my corduroy britches on, To work upon the railway.
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The moon is my sister, the dawn is my brother. The moon on my left and the dawn on my right. My brother, good morning: Below you can listen to a recording of the poem and read along with the text. With a mist of green on the trees— And a scent of the warm brown [ Pat Works on the Railway.
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At the end of the nineteenth century, five major transcontinental railroads connected the East and West coasts, and thousands of miles of tracks criss-crossed the country. Much of the work laying those tracks was done by African-American, Chinese, and Irish laborers. Many of the principal singers in labor forces, from the lumber camps to the canals and railroads, were Irish.
Most of the songs they sang to accompany their work have since been lost. Some were beloved songs from Ireland, some were adaptations of those songs, and some were new songs born of Irish singing traditions. Paddy Works on the Railway , sometimes known as Paddy Works on the Erie , belongs in one of the latter two categories.
Fil-i-me-oo-ree-eye-ri-ay Fil-i-me-oo-ree-eye-ri-ay Fil-i-me-oo-ree-eye-ri-ay To work upon the railway. He was known as the liberator. He was a major figure in Irish history but had no significant connection with railways or their employees. The genuine feeling that does come across quite clearly, however, is that Paddy is weary of working on the railway.
This thought is repeated in the refrain at the end of each verse. The weariness is hardly surprising as it was soul-destroying work and the mortality rate was high. The Dubliners and The Pogues add an extra refrain. McGinty and Carlin represent Derry.
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