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Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" is a popular Irish folk and American folk song (Roud 208). Historically, it was often sung as a sea shanty. The song portrays an Irish worker working on a railroad. There are numerous titles for the song, including "Pat Works on the Railway" and "Paddy on the Railway" and "Fillimiooriay".
The verses that generally constitute the modern version of the song are: [4] I've been working on the railroad All the live-long day. I've been working on the railroad Just to pass the time away. Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn; Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow,
"Paddy on the Railway" – a compilation of verses of Irish work songs sung in England and the USA. [ 1 ] " Missing You " – a popular Christy Moore song about the forgotten emigrants who worked in England during the 1980s.
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics.
The series theme song was performed by Paddy, Klaus and Gibson, a Liverpool-based group managed by Brian Epstein. It was released as the B side of their third and final single (on Pye 7N 17112 in the UK). All three stars went on to have successful film and television careers.
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
Toy Train (song) Train (3 Doors Down song) Train (Goldfrapp song) The Train Is Coming; Train Kept A-Rollin' Train on a Track; Train-Train; Train, Train (The Count Bishops song) Trains and Boats and Planes; Trains to Brazil; Trans-Europe Express (song) Tre gringos; Trem das Onze; I treni di Tozeur; Trenulețul; The Trolley Song; Trouble in Mind ...
Paddy Tunney (28 January 1921 – 7 December 2002) was an Irish traditional singer, poet, writer, raconteur, lilter and songwriter. He was affectionately known as the Man of Songs . From Glasgow to Garvery