Annotation:Paddy on the Railroad
X:1 T:Paddy on the Railroad M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel K:D |: fe | d2 dA BAFA | AddA BAFA | ABde f2 ed | Beed egfe | d2 dA BAFA | ABdA BAFA | ABde fdec | dBAF D2 :| |: fg | abag f2fe | d2dA BAFA | ABde f2ed | B2 ed efge | abag f2fe | d2dA BAFA | ABde fdec | dBAF D2 :|]
PADDY ON THE RAILROAD. AKA and see "Black Water Thame (The)," "Boys of the Lake (2)," "Collin's Reel (1)," "Corkonian," “Devil's in Dublin (1) (The),” "Emminence Breakdown," "Ike Forrester's Reel (1)," "Merry Blacksmith (The)," “Mist on the Loch,” "Peeler's Cap (2) (The)," "Peeler's Jacket (1)," "Police Jacket (The)," "Peeler's Reel/Policeman's Reel," “Policeman’s Cap,” "Railroad (2) (The)," "Shepherd in the Gap (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Silberberg): AABB (most versions). An Irish reel, but an American title, doubtless inspired by the numbers of Irish laborers who made up a large part of the workforce in the building of America's railway system in the 19th century.