![]() ![]() Adams published a version of the song, which suggests an English origin. In 1879, on page 321 of "On Board the Rocket", Robert C. So the "Irish" version of the song might be a decade or so older than the "American" version and also had a different melody (so NOT the "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" tune, which accompainied the American version, which was published in 1863). The song most likely originated around or even before the 1850's in England, when Irish navvies were working on the Liverpool and Manchester railways and emigrated to America, when the Irish navvies were recruited to participate in building American canals and railways. There are numerous titles of the song including, "Pat Works on the Railway" / "Paddy on the Railway" / "Fi-Li-Mi-Oo-Re-Ay" / "Paddy Works on the Erie" and "Working on the Railway" ![]() The song portrays an Irish worker working on a railroad. Historically, it was often sung as a sea chanty. "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" is a popular Irish folk and American folk song.
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