key of C

    Am
 5  -6   -6  -6   -6   6  -6  -7  7
In eight-een hun-dred and for-ty one

  C
-6  6  6  6   6 -5    5   -5  6
I put my cor-du-roy brit-ches on,

  Am
5 -6  -6 -6  -6  6   -6   -7   
I put my cor-du-roy brit-ches on

           G      Am
7    7  -7 -8 -7   -6  -6
to work up-on the rail-way.

chorus

-6 -6 -6 -6  6 -6 -7 7
Fil-i-mi-oo-ri-oo-ri-ay,

 C
 6  6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
fil-i-mi-oo-ri-oo-ri-ay,

 Am
-6 -6 -6 -6  6 -6 -7  7
Fil-i-mi-oo-ri-oo-ri-ay,

           G       Am
 7   7  -7 -8 -7   -6  -6
To work up-on the rail-way.

verse 2
In eighteen hundred and forty-wo,
I left the old world for the new,
Bad cess to the luck that brought me through.
To work upon the railway.

chorus

verse 3
In eighteen hundred and forty-hree,
'Twas then I me sweet Biddy McGee,
An elegant wife she's been to me,
While working on the railway.

chorus

verse 4
In eighteen hundred and forty-four,
I worked again, and worked some more,
It's "Bend your backs," the boss did roar,
While working on the railway.

chorus

verse 5
It's "Pat, do this," and "Pat, do that,"
Without a stocking or cravat,
And nothing but an old straw hat,
While working on the railway.

chorus

verse 6
In eighteen hundred and forty-five,
They worked us worse than bees in a hive,
I didn't know if I was dead or alive,
While working on the railway.

chorus

verse 7
In eighteen hundred and forty-six,
They pelted me with stones and sticks,
Oh, I was in a terrible fix,
While working on the railway.

chorus

verse 8
In eighteen hundred and forty-seven,
Sweet Biddy McGee, she went to heaven,
If she left one child, she left eleven,
To work upon the railway.

chorus

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