Lyrics and translation Luke Kelly - Paddy on the Railway
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-one
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante
et
un
Me
corduroy
breeches
i
put
on
Je
mets
mon
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Me
corduroy
breeches
i
put
on
Je
mets
mon
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
To
work
upon
the
railway,
Pour
travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer,
The
railway
Le
chemin
de
fer
I'm
weary
of
the
railway
Je
suis
fatigué
du
chemin
de
fer
Poor
paddy
works
on
the
railway
Le
pauvre
Paddy
travaille
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-two
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-deux
From
hartlepool
i
moved
to
crewe
De
Hartlepool,
je
suis
allé
à
Crewe
An
i
Found
myself
a
job
to
do
Et
j'ai
trouvé
un
travail
à
faire
A
working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
I
was
wearing
corduroy
breeches
Je
portais
un
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Digging
ditches,
pulling
switches
Creuser
des
fossés,
tirer
des
aiguilles
Dodging
pitches,
i
was
Esquiver
les
lanceurs,
j'étais
Working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-three
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-trois
I
broke
the
shovel
across
me
knee
J'ai
cassé
la
pelle
sur
mon
genou
I
went
to
work
for
the
company
Je
suis
allé
travailler
pour
la
compagnie
On
the
leeds
to
selby
railway
Sur
le
chemin
de
fer
de
Leeds
à
Selby
I
was
wearing
corduroy
breeches
Je
portais
un
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Digging
ditches,
pulling
switches
Creuser
des
fossés,
tirer
des
aiguilles
Dodging
pitches,
i
was
Esquiver
les
lanceurs,
j'étais
Working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-four
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-quatre
I
landed
on
the
liverpool
shore
J'ai
atterri
sur
la
côte
de
Liverpool
Me
belly
was
empty
me
hands
were
raw
J'avais
le
ventre
vide,
les
mains
à
vif
With
working
on
the
railway,
the
railway
En
travaillant
sur
le
chemin
de
fer,
le
chemin
de
fer
I'm
weary
of
the
railway
Je
suis
fatigué
du
chemin
de
fer
Poor
paddy
works
on
the
railway
Le
pauvre
Paddy
travaille
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-five
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-cinq
When
daniel
o'connell
he
was
alive
Quand
Daniel
O'Connell
était
vivant
When
daniel
o'connell
he
was
alive
Quand
Daniel
O'Connell
était
vivant
And
working
on
the
railway
Et
il
travaillait
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
I
was
wearing
corduroy
breeches
Je
portais
un
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Digging
ditches,
pulling
switches
Creuser
des
fossés,
tirer
des
aiguilles
Dodging
pitches,
i
was
Esquiver
les
lanceurs,
j'étais
Working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-six
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-six
I
changed
my
trade
from
carrying
bricks
J'ai
changé
de
métier
en
portant
des
briques
I
changed
my
trade
from
carrying
bricks
J'ai
changé
de
métier
en
portant
des
briques
To
working
on
the
railway
Pour
travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
I
was
wearing
corduroy
breeches
Je
portais
un
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Digging
ditches,
pulling
switches
Creuser
des
fossés,
tirer
des
aiguilles
Dodging
pitches,
i
was
Esquiver
les
lanceurs,
j'étais
Working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
In
eighteen
hundred
and
forty-seven
En
mil
huit
cent
quarante-sept
Poor
paddy
was
thinking
of
going
to
heaven
Le
pauvre
Paddy
pensait
aller
au
paradis
Poor
paddy
was
thinking
of
going
to
heaven
Le
pauvre
Paddy
pensait
aller
au
paradis
To
work
upon
the
railway,
the
railway
Pour
travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer,
le
chemin
de
fer
I'm
wearyof
the
railway
Je
suis
fatigué
du
chemin
de
fer
Poor
paddy
works
on
the
railway
Le
pauvre
Paddy
travaille
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
I
was
wearing
corduroy
breeches
Je
portais
un
pantalon
en
velours
côtelé
Digging
ditches,
pulling
switches
Creuser
des
fossés,
tirer
des
aiguilles
Dodging
pitches,
i
was
Esquiver
les
lanceurs,
j'étais
Working
on
the
railway
Travailler
sur
le
chemin
de
fer
Rate the translation
1
Muirsheen Durkin
2 Raglan Road
3 Scorn Not His Simplicity
4 Farewell to Carlingford
5 The Rocky Road to Dublin
6 Whiskey in the Jar
7 Dirty Old Town
8 The Hot Asphalt
9 Paddy on the Railway
10 The Night Visiting Song
11 The Auld Triangle
12 The Town I Loved So Well
13 Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man
14 Kelly The Boy From Killane
15 Hand Me Down Me Bible
16 Monto
17 The Black Velvet Band
18 The Wild Rover
19 Come to the Bower
2 Raglan Road
3 Scorn Not His Simplicity
4 Farewell to Carlingford
5 The Rocky Road to Dublin
6 Whiskey in the Jar
7 Dirty Old Town
8 The Hot Asphalt
9 Paddy on the Railway
10 The Night Visiting Song
11 The Auld Triangle
12 The Town I Loved So Well
13 Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man
14 Kelly The Boy From Killane
15 Hand Me Down Me Bible
16 Monto
17 The Black Velvet Band
18 The Wild Rover
19 Come to the Bower
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