Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Irish Work Song, artist - The Highwaymen. Album song Folk Favourites, in the genre КантриDate of issue: 04.08.2013
Record label: AP
Song language: English
Irish Work Song |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-one, |
| I put my corduroy breeches on, |
| I put my corduroy breeches on |
| To work up on the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work up on the railway. |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-two, |
| I left the old world for the new, |
| Bad cess to the luck that brought me through |
| To work up on the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work up on the railway. |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-three |
| 'Twas then I met sweet Biddy McGee |
| An elegant wife she’s been to me |
| While working on the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work upon the railway. |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-six, |
| They belted me to build some bricks, |
| I was in an awfull fix, |
| While working on the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work upon the railway. |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-seven, |
| Sweet Biddy McGee she went to heaven, |
| If she left one child, she left eleven, |
| To work upon the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work upon the railway. |
| In eighteen hundred and forty-eight, |
| I learned to drink me whiskey straight, |
| It’s an elegant drink that can’t be beat |
| For working on the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work upon the railway. |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye |
| Fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| Fil-li-me-fil-li-me-oo-ri-i-ri-aye. |
| To work upon the railway |