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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,
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.
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 lyrics are set to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". A comparison of the lyrics of that song and "The Eyes of Texas" shows the nature of the parody in the latter: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad. 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.
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 ...
Records of work songs are as old as historical records, and anthropological evidence suggests that most agrarian societies tend to have them. [1]When defining work songs, most modern commentators include songs that are sung while working, as well as songs that are about work or have work as the main subject, since the two categories are often interconnected. [2]
Working on the Railroad (World Song, 1954) Frisco Bound (Cavalier, 1956) Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues (Good Time Jazz, 1958) Jesse Fuller: Greatest of the Negro Minstrels (Folk Lyric 126, 1963) San Francisco Bay Blues (Good Time Jazz, 1963) San Francisco Bay Blues (Prestige Folklore, 1963) [Different record to preceding entry]
Krazy is a train engineer, driving an old steam train. While Krazy enjoys himself and even sings I've Been Working on the Railroad, the passengers are disoriented by the coaches tilting back and forth. When the train stops at a local station, the passengers exit, and express their dislike of the ride, before boarding a more modern train at the ...