| Song Name: | Pat Works Upon the Railway | By: | Traditional Irish |
| Posted By: | joeconflo | Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Key: | C | Genre: | Irish |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2008-10-11 20:10:54 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | 5 -6 -6 -6-6 6 6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6
In eighteen hundred and forty one, I put my corduroy breeches on 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -8 7 7 I put my corduroy breeches on, to work upon the railway. -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 In eighteen hundred and forty two I left the old world for the new 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 Bad cess to the luck that brought me through to work upon the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6-6 6 -6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 -5 5 5 -56 In eighteen hundred and forty three 'twas then I met sweet biddy mcgee 5 -6-6-6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -8 7 7 An elegant wife she's been to me while working on the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 It's "Pat, do this," and "Pat, do that" without a stocking or cravat 5 -6-6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -8 7 7 And nothing but an old straw hat, while working on the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6-6 6 -6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 In eighteen hundred and forty six they pelted me with stones and sticks 5 -6 -6 -6 6 -6-6-7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -8 7 7 Oh, I was in a terrible fix, while working on the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 In eighteen hundred and forty sev'n sweet biddy mcgee she went to heav'n 5 5 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 If she left one child, she left elev'n, to work upon the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6-7 7 -6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 In eighteen hundred and forty eight, I learned to take me whiskey straight 5 5 -6-6-6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -6 6 7 -7 -8 7 7 'Tis an elegant drink and can't be bate, for working on the railway -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 6 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 -7 7 Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay -6 6 7-7 -8 7 7 To work upon the railway |
