In Eighteen Hundred and Forty One

They put me corduroy britches on

They put me corduroy britches on

To work upon the railway.

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Filli-me-oo-ree-aye-ree-ay

Filli-me-oo-ree-aye-ree-ay

Filli-me-oo-ree-aye-ree-ay

To work upon the railway.

Now 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 upon the railway.

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Well, it's Pat do this and Pat do that,

Without a stocking or cravat

And nothing for an old straw hat

While working on the railway.

Chorus:

Now in Eighteen Hundred and Forty-three,

Twas then I met sweet Biddy McGee.

Ah, an elegant wife she's been to me,

While working on the railway.

Chorus:

Now in Eighteen Hundred and Forty-seven

Sweet Biddie McGee she went to heaven

If she left one child she left eleven

To work upon the railway.

Chorus:

Now 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.

Chorus (twice)