![]() ![]() 78, "Pat Works on the Railway" (1 text)ĭarling-NewAmericanSongster, p. 42-43, "Pat Works on the Railway" (1 text)įoner-AmericanLaborSongsOfTheNineteenthCentury, p. 438, "Paddy Works on the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune) 254, "Working on te Railroad" (1 text, 1 tune, composite)īotkin/Harlow-TreasuryOfRailroadFolklore, p. 20-22, "Paddy Works on the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune)Įckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, p. Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. Lomax/Lomax-FolkSongUSA 76, "Paddy Works On the Erie" (1 text, 1 tune) Williams-Wiltshire-WSRO Mi 670, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text) 20-21, "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 conflated text, 1 tune) MacColl-ShuttleAndCage-IndustrialFolkBallads, pp. 77-78, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 337-338, "Paddy Works on the Railway," "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (2 texts, 2 tunes) 155-156, "Roll the Cotton Down" (1 text, version "E" of "Roll the Cotton Down") pp. 139-141, "Oh, Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 107-108, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune) 356-357, "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text, 1 tune)Ĭolcord-SongsOfAmericanSailormen, pp. 547-552, "Paddy Works on the Railway" (1 text plus extended excerpts to illustrate variations in the song and a broadside print of "Mick Upon the Railroad," 1 tune) KEYWORDS: railroading work marriage death drink hardtimesĬohen-LongSteelRail, pp. to work upon the (railway)." He recalls the hard work, courting and losing a wife, and the drink he uses to relieve his burdensĮARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag) there is a clear reference from 1864 in a manuscript from the clipper _Young Australia_ Paddy Works on the Railway Paddy Works on the Railway DESCRIPTION: Paddy describes the working conditions on the railway: "In (1841), I put me corderoy britches on. ![]()
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