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WHO'S GOING TO PAY PADDY DOYLE? (Words Ron Baxter/tune David Ryan) G D C G cho: So it's move into steam lads and give up the sea Am Em That's the only choice left for shellbacks like me Am Em For the royals and t'gallants are all burnt up with coal G D7 G And who's going to pay Paddy Doyle? I started as a packet rat bound to Amerikee Landing the immigrants on the New York quays On board of a Black Baller there I served my time Till Sam Cunard come along with his steam ship line Carried tea from Shanghai on the Thermopylae Running down the China Sea through the cyclone eye Then they opened the Suez, Blue Funnel took the run Though the fastest ever built, the clipper ships were done. I carried coal to Chile and brought the nitrate home Battled through endless gales that blow around the Horn But the PSNC steamers used that coal I'm afraid So it's farewell 'Serafina' you must learn another trade So parish rigged we sailed on, both ships and their crews Tramping the world for cargoes was the only trade we knew But now I'm forced to serve with steam for sails is dead and gone Dead as that 'Poor Old Horse' as dead as 'Stormalong' And now we weigh anchor not as in former years Now we call for steam on deck put the windlass into gear No walking round the capstan a-taking in the slack And bawling out the choruses of 'Paddy lay back' final cho: So it's move into steam lads and give up the sea That's the only choice left for shellbacks like me For the royals and t'gallants are all burnt up with coal And who's going to pay Paddy Doyle? For the royals and t'gallants are all burnt up with coal And who's going to pay Paddy Doyle? To my way hay hay agh We'll pay Paddy Doyle for his BOOTS! @sea @ship @sailor filename[ PADDOYL2 NK  8note Sheet |
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