paddy on the road

i've won a heroes name with mcalpine and costain

with fitzpatrick

murphy

ashe and wimpey's gang

i've been often on the road on my way to draw the dole

when there's nothing left to do for sir john laing

i used to think that god made the mixer pick and hod

so that paddy might know hell above the ground

i've had gangers big and tough tell me tear it all out rough

when you're building up and tearing england down

in a tunnel underground a young limerick man was found

he was built into the new victoria line

when the pouring gang had past sticking through the concrete cast

was the face of little charlie joe devine

and the ganger man mcgurk big paddy ate the work

when the gas main burst and he flew off the ground

oh they swear he said don't slack