**Poor Paddy Works on the Railway** (euskaraz *Paddy Gaixoa Trenbidean Lanean*) Irlanda eta Ipar Amerikako abesti herrikoi bat da. Abestia Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako trenbideak eraikitzen aritu ziren irlandar etorkinei buruz mintzo da, berez *Paddy* izena irlandarrak izendatzeko ezizen ezaguna delarik.

Beste hainbat izenburuz ere ezagutzen da: *"Pat Works on the Railway* ("Pat Trenbidean Lanean"), *Paddy on the Railway* ("Paddy Trenbidean") eta *Paddy Works on the Erie* ("Paddy Erie-n lanean").

Musika talde ugarik abestu izan dute, bereziki Irlandaek: The Clancy Brothers, Luke Kelly eta The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones, The Pogues... baita Irlandatik kanpoko talde eta abeslariek ere: Ewan MacColl eta Peggy Seeger abeslariak, nahiz The Kelly Family taldeak ere.

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Abestiak hitzen aldaera ugari ditu. Carl Sandburgek bere *The American Songbag* liburuan argitaratu zuen bertsio hau nahiko hedatua dagoelari:

> In eighteen hundred and forty-one  
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> My corduroy breeches I put on  
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> My corduroy breeches I put on  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-two  
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> I didn't know what I should do  
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> I didn't know what I should do  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-three  
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> I sailed away across the sea  
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> I sailed away across the sea  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-four  
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> I landed on Columbia's shore  
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> I landed on Columbia's shore  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-five  
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> When Daniel O'Connell he was alive  
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> When Daniel O'Connell he was alive  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-six  
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> I made my trade to carrying bricks  
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> I made my trade to carrying bricks  
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> For working on the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty-seven  
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> Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven  
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> Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway
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Abestiaren beste bertsio ezagun bat Ewan MacColl eta Peggy Seeger abeslariek nahiz The Dubliners eta Galway City abestutakoa da:

> In eighteen hundred and forty one  
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> Me corduroy breeches I put on  
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> Me corduroy breeches I put on  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty two  
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> From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe  
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> And I found meself a job to do  
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> Workin' on the railway  
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> I was wearing corduroy britches  
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> Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches  
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> I was workin' on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty three  
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> I broke me shovel across me knee  
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> And went to work with the company  
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> In the Leeds and Selby Railway  
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> I was wearing corduroy britches  
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> Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches  
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> I was workin' on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty four  
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> I landed on the Liverpool shore  
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> Me belly was empty, me hands were raw  
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> With workin' on the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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> In eighteen hundred and forty five  
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> When Daniel O'Connell he was alive  
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> Daniel O'Connell he was alive  
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> And workin' on the railway  
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>   
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> I was wearing corduroy britches  
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> Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches  
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> I was workin' on the railway  
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>   
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> In eighteen hundred and forty six  
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> I changed me trade from carryin' bricks  
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> Changed me trade from carryin' bricks  
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> To work upon the railway  
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>   
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> I was wearing corduroy britches  
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> Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches  
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> I was workin' on the railway  
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>   
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> In eighteen hundred and forty seven  
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> Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' to heaven  
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> Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' to heaven  
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> To work upon the railway, the railway  
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> I'm weary of the railway  
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> Poor Paddy works on the railway  
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>   
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> I was wearing corduroy britches  
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> Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches  
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> I was workin' on the railway  
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> Kanpo estekak
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> * The Pogues taldea *Poor Paddy Works on the Railway* abestia abestuz. Youtube.com **(Ingelesez)**
> * Luke Kelly eta The Dubliners taldea *Poor Paddy Works on the Railway* abestia abestuz. Youtube.com **(Ingelesez)**
> * The Wolfe Tones taldea *Poor Paddy Works on the Railway* abestia abestuz. Youtube.com **(Ingelesez)**
> * The Clancy Brothers taldea eta Louis Killen abeslaria *Poor Paddy Works on the Railway* abestia abestuz. Youtube.com **(Ingelesez)**
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