Lyrics
(Folk song)
1. Eighteen hundred and forty-one,
That’s the year my troubles begun,
That’s the year my troubles begun
A-working on the railroad.
Refrain
Airy airy aye-ry-o,
Airy airy aye-ry-o,
Airy airy aye-ry-o,
A-working on the railroad.
2. Eighteen hundred and forty-two,
That’s the year I lost my shoe,
That’s the year I lost my shoe
A-working on the railroad. Refrain
3. Eighteen hundred and forty-three,
That’s the year I crossed the sea,
That’s the year I crossed the sea
A-working on the railroad. Refrain
4. Eighteen hundred and forty-four,
That’s the year I reached the shore,
That’s the year I reached the shore
A-working on the railroad. Refrain
5. Eighteen hundred and forty-five,
I’m so glad to be alive,
I’m so glad to be alive
A-working on the railroad. Refrain
6. Eighteen hundred and forty-six,
Picked up my shovel and my picks,
Picked up my shovel and my picks
A-working on the railroad. Refrain
Recorder Notes G, A, B, C, D’
See also
- Subjects: railroad workers / train
- Harmony: chords I V
- Melody: G,A,B,C,D’
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- Different versions of song: Patsy Ory Ory Aye / Paddy Works on the Railway
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
2 thoughts on “A-Working on the Railroad”
Can you please tell me the source for this song?
The source is: https://kodalycollection.org/song.cfm?id=1128