[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty one,
Me corduroy britches I put on,
Me corduroy britches I put on,
To work upon the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty two,
I left the old world for the new,
Bad cess to the luck that brought me through,
To work upon the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty three,
We hit Chicago on a spree,
The devil got a hold of me,
While working on the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty four,
While standing on the great big shore,
We laid a track and saw no more,
For working on the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen and hundred and forty five,
When Daniel O'Connell was alive,
In Kansas City we derived,
To work upon the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty six,
I'd a pain in me arse from carrying bricks,
With your hammers and nails and shovels and picks,
A-working on the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
It's "Paddy, do this" and "Paddy do that",
With doles of stock and our cravat,
And nothing but an old straw hat,
We're working on the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty eight,
Me hands did blister, me belly did ache,
We heard of gold and made a stake,
From working on the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.

[Verse]
In eighteen hundred and forty nine,
The California hills looked fine,
We found some gold and left behind,
The workings of the railway.

[Chorus]
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay,
Tirramy, oh, re, oh, re, ay, to work upon the railway.