Key signature: Cmajor
Submitted on April 13th 2003 by tufbo.
This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.
Also known as Paddy On The Railway, Paddy Works On The Eire.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Paddy Works On The Railway
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Cmaj
D| A2 A AAG| A2 B c2 A| G2 G GGF| E2 F G2 G|
A2 A AAG| A2 B c2 A| c2 c d2 B| A3 A3|
AAA A2 G| A2 B c3| GGG G2 F| E2 F G3|
AAA A2 G| A2 B c2 A| c2 c d2 B| A3 A2|
I know this as a Sea Shantey. Windlass or pumps, the usual heaving work. Lots of variants available. Check Mudcat or the aother usual suspects if you're really curious. Now I gotta try this as a Jig!
# Posted on April 14th 2003 by Gra5ity
When I first learned this tune it was reel. It is very interesting to see it as a jig, but I tend to like the reel version more.
# Posted on January 5th 2005 by cor
High part
Somewhere about 20 years ago, I heard this jig with a high part...I submiited this as a new tune but it got deleted as duplicate , so Ill post it here in the notes.... I play it on the git-fiddle. (mountain speak for guitar)
X:1
T:Paddy Works on the Railroad
M:6/8
R:jig
K:Aminor
|:A2B A2G | A2B c2A |G2A G2F | E2F G2B |A2B A2G | A2B c2B | cBA BAG |1 A3 A3:|2 A3 Acd|
|:eAA Acd| eAA Adc | BGG GBc |dGG Gcd |eAA Agf | eAA Acd | edc BAG | A3 A3:|
# Posted on January 25th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Pete Seeger's version
I remember hearing a Pete Seeger recording of this tune performed as a song. The title must have been "Working on the Railway" or "Fillime-or-re-or-re-ay" since both were in the chorus. It was a favorite of my youngest sister who loved to hear me sing it. (Having someone who loved to hear me sing has not happened again.)
The song began:
In eighteen hundred and forty one,
I put my corduroy breeches on,
I put my corduroy breeches on,
to work upon the railway
chorus:
Fillime-or-re-or-re-ay
Fillime-or-re-or-re-ay
Fillime-or-re-or-re-ay
to work upon the railway
(more upon request).
--rogmc
# Posted on February 22nd 2007 by rogmc