| In eighteen hundred and forty-one
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y uno
|
| Me corduroy britches I put on
| Yo calzones de pana que me pongo
|
| Me corduroy britches I put on
| Yo calzones de pana que me pongo
|
| To work upon the railway, the railway
| Para trabajar en el ferrocarril, el ferrocarril
|
| I’m weary of the railway
| Estoy cansado del ferrocarril
|
| Poor Paddy works on the railway
| El pobre Paddy trabaja en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-two
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y dos
|
| From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
| De Hartlepool me mudé a Crewe
|
| And I found meself with a job to do
| Y me encontré con un trabajo que hacer
|
| Working on the railway
| Trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| I was wearing
| Yo estaba usando
|
| Corduroy britches, digging ditches
| Calzones de pana, cavando zanjas
|
| Pulling switches, dodging hitches
| Tirando de interruptores, esquivando enganches
|
| I was working on the railway
| yo estaba trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-three
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y tres
|
| I broke me shovel across me knee
| Me rompí la pala en la rodilla
|
| And I went to work for a company
| Y me fui a trabajar a una empresa
|
| On the Leeds and Selby railway
| En el ferrocarril de Leeds y Selby
|
| I was wearing
| Yo estaba usando
|
| Corduroy britches, digging ditches
| Calzones de pana, cavando zanjas
|
| Pulling switches, dodging hitches
| Tirando de interruptores, esquivando enganches
|
| I was working on the railway
| yo estaba trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-four
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y cuatro
|
| I landed on the Liverpool shore
| Aterricé en la costa de Liverpool
|
| Well, me belly was empty, me throat was raw
| Bueno, mi barriga estaba vacía, mi garganta estaba en carne viva
|
| With working on the railway, the railway
| Con trabajar en el ferrocarril, el ferrocarril
|
| I’m weary of the railway
| Estoy cansado del ferrocarril
|
| Poor Paddy works on the railway
| El pobre Paddy trabaja en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-five
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y cinco
|
| When Daniel O’Connell, he was alive
| Cuando Daniel O'Connell, estaba vivo
|
| When Daniel O’Connell, he was alive
| Cuando Daniel O'Connell, estaba vivo
|
| And working on the railway
| Y trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| I was wearing
| Yo estaba usando
|
| Corduroy britches, digging ditches
| Calzones de pana, cavando zanjas
|
| Pulling switches, dodging hitches
| Tirando de interruptores, esquivando enganches
|
| I was working on the railway
| yo estaba trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-six
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y seis
|
| I changed me trade to carrying bricks
| Cambié mi oficio a acarrear ladrillos
|
| I changed me trade to carrying bricks
| Cambié mi oficio a acarrear ladrillos
|
| From working on the railway
| De trabajar en el ferrocarril
|
| I was wearing
| Yo estaba usando
|
| Corduroy britches, digging ditches
| Calzones de pana, cavando zanjas
|
| Pulling switches, dodging hitches
| Tirando de interruptores, esquivando enganches
|
| I was working on the railway
| yo estaba trabajando en el ferrocarril
|
| In eighteen hundred and forty-seven
| En mil ochocientos cuarenta y siete
|
| Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven
| El pobre Paddy estaba pensando en ir al cielo
|
| Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven
| El pobre Paddy estaba pensando en ir al cielo
|
| To work upon the railway, the railway
| Para trabajar en el ferrocarril, el ferrocarril
|
| I’m weary of the railway
| Estoy cansado del ferrocarril
|
| Poor Paddy works on the railway
| El pobre Paddy trabaja en el ferrocarril
|
| Well, I was wearing
| Bueno, yo estaba usando
|
| Corduroy britches, digging ditches
| Calzones de pana, cavando zanjas
|
| Pulling switches, dodging hitches
| Tirando de interruptores, esquivando enganches
|
| I was working on the railway | yo estaba trabajando en el ferrocarril |