Paddy On The Railway

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On March 14, 1891

Belfast Celtic, arguably the greatest club in Irish football, was founded in the Falls Road area of Belfast. The club was named after Glasgow Celtic.

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In 1841 me corduroy britches I put on Me corduroy britches I put on To work upon the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, to work upon the railway In 1842 I left the old land for the new Bad cess to the luck that brought me through To work upon the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, to work upon the railway In 1843 we hit Chicago on a spree The devil got a hold of me While working on the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, while working on the railway In 1844 while standing on the great lake shore We laid the track then saw no more While working on the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, while working on the railway In 1845 when Daniel O'Connell was alive In Kansas City we did arrive To work upon the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, to work upon the railway In 1846 had a pain in me ass from carrying bricks With hammers and nails and shovels and picks A working upon the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, a working upon the railway It's Paddy do this and Paddy do that Without a stocking or cravat And nothing but an old straw hat While working on the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, while working on the railway In 1848 me hands did blister and me belly did ache We heard of gold and made a stake While working on the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, while working on the railway In 1849 the California hills looked fine We found some gold and left behind The workings of the railway Tira me ori ori ay, tira me ori ori ay Tira me ori ori ay, the workings of the railway

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