In eighteen hundred and forty-two
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh dua
From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
Dari Hartlepool aku pindah ke Crewe
Found myself a job to do
Menemukan diriku pekerjaan yang harus dilakukan
A working on the railway
Sebuah bekerja di kereta api

I was wearing corduroy breeches
Saya memakai celana korduroi
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Menggali parit, menarik sakelar
Dodging pitches, as I was
Menghindari penawaran, seperti saya
Working on the Railway
Bekerja di Kereta Api

In eighteen hundred and forty-three
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh tiga
I broke the shovel across me knee
Aku mematahkan sekop di lututku
I went to work for the company
Saya pergi bekerja untuk perusahaan
On the Leeds to Selby railway
Di jalur kereta Leeds ke Selby

I was wearing corduroy breeches
Saya memakai celana korduroi
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Menggali parit, menarik sakelar
Dodging pitches, as I was
Menghindari penawaran, seperti saya
Working on the Railway
Bekerja di Kereta Api

In eighteen hundred and forty-four
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh empat
I landed on the Liverpool shore
Aku mendarat di pantai Liverpool
My belly was empty me hands were raw
Perutku kosong tanganku mentah
With working on the railway, the railway
Dengan bekerja di jalur kereta api, jalur kereta api
I'm sick to my guts of the railway
Aku sakit dengan nyali kereta api
Poor Paddy works on the railway
Paddy yang malang bekerja di jalur kereta api

In eighteen hundred and forty-five
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh lima
When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
Saat Daniel O’Connell dia masih hidup
When Daniel O'Connell he was alive
Saat Daniel O’Connell dia masih hidup
And working on the railway
Dan bekerja di jalur kereta api

I was wearing corduroy breeches
Saya memakai celana korduroi
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Menggali parit, menarik sakelar
Dodging pitches, as I was
Menghindari penawaran, seperti saya
Working on the Railway
Bekerja di Kereta Api

In eighteen hundred and forty-six
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh enam
I changed my trade to carrying bricks
Saya mengubah perdagangan saya dengan membawa batu bata
I changed my trade to carrying bricks
Saya mengubah perdagangan saya dengan membawa batu bata
To work upon the railway
Bekerja di jalur kereta api

I was wearing corduroy breeches
Saya memakai celana korduroi
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Menggali parit, menarik sakelar
Dodging pitches, as I was
Menghindari penawaran, seperti saya
Working on the Railway
Bekerja di Kereta Api

In eighteen hundred and forty-seven
Pada tahun delapan belas ratus empat puluh tujuh
Poor Paddy was thinking of going to Heaven
Paddy yang malang sedang berpikir untuk pergi ke Surga
The old bugger was thinking of going to Heaven
Si pengganggu lama berpikir untuk pergi ke Surga
To work upon the railway, the railway
Bekerja di jalur kereta api, kereta api
I'm sick to my death of the railway
Aku muak dengan kematian rel kereta api
Poor Paddy works on the railway
Paddy yang malang bekerja di jalur kereta api

I was wearing corduroy breeches
Saya memakai celana korduroi
Digging ditches, pulling switches
Menggali parit, menarik sakelar
Dodging pitches, as I was
Menghindari penawaran, seperti saya
Working on the Railway
Bekerja di Kereta Api