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paddy and the whale
paddy and the whale
paddy o’brian left ireland in glee
he had a strong notion old england to see
he shipped in the nellie for england was bound
and the whiskey he drank made his head go around
cho laddy whack fol de dol fol de rol i dee dee
o paddy been never sailing before
it made his heart ache when he heard the loud roar
for the glance of his eye a whale he did spy
i’m going to be ate says paddybyandby
o paddy run forward and caught hold of the mast
he grasped his arms round and there he held fast
the boat gave a tip and losing his grip
down in the whale’s belly poor paddy did slip
he was down in the whale six months and five days
till luck one day to his throat he did pop
the whale give a snort and then give a blow
and out on the land poor paddy did go
o paddy is landed and safe on the shore
he swears that he ‘ll never go to sea any more
the next time he wishes old england to see
it will be when the railroad runs over the sea
note alternate i’ve heard is
caterwaulin’ tarpaulin’ harpoonin’ and all
tune is another derry down variant rg
from ballads and sea songs of newfoundland greenleaf
collected from john edison fleur de lys 99
sailor fish
filename padwhal
playexe derrdwn
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Artist: Johnny And The Hurricanes
Year: 1959
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 147