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Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
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Nikita
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 Paddy,'by-and-by'
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, Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
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 chorus 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, 1929
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