Hey Paddy Christy Moore

"Hey Paddy" by Christy Moore is a folk song released in 1987. It explores themes of identity, resilience, and the struggles of the Irish people. The lyrics convey a sense of camaraderie and pride in heritage. Musically, it features traditional Irish instruments, enhancing its cultural resonance. The song has become an anthem for Irish solidarity. #Folk

From Rotherhithe in London to Bethnal by the Green
Paddy worked the buildings with the pick and shovel
Squad
Friday nights he'd always end up drinking with the lads
The craic was mighty with the navvies from the sod

There's a hooley on for Jimmy he's the gofor on the
Site
They lifted him for sleeping rough they gave him forty
Days and nights
He's out again and crouching beside 'got ye's' fire for
Heat
Drinking billy after billy can of charcoal tea

Hey! Paddy, Hey! Paddy where have you been Paddy
Hey! Paddy where have you been (hi ho)
Hey! Paddy guess what we're taking you in Paddy
Hey! Paddy where have you been (hi ho)
Fol de doll de dairy do

Jimmy sang the rebel songs Paddy sang them too
Till the Rasta man from Trinidad whispered them the
News
Listen to me my good friend this warning take from me
The cops are lifting Paddy bastards from across the
Irish Sea

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