Irish music is some of the most emotional and beautiful im not anywhere near Irish .. Im African American... but this music just touches something inside you - The feeling of humanity and common people
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@@killuminatoV01 I'm Irish and although I'm somewhat of an expert in traditional Irish music, I absolutely adore the blues. Particularly delta blues. The blacks and the paddies have had tough times. They're not comparable, slavery in America is far worse than what we got. We just had to deal with our dear neighbours for much longer. Again, they're not comparable. It's not a competition of misery. But it's definitely given both of our people a unique perspective on life. There's a toughness in Black people and Irish people that isn't always very obvious but we come from a line of survivors, that will stand to us in future...
i left Ireland in the, mid 1970s spent much time in Biddy Mulligans in Kilburn ,then i emigrated to NZ ,Father Teds in Wellesley St ,Auckland .Back now home in Belfast ,love it
Sheepz0r same here we were only young, we knew all the words. Whenever we were in the van with him he’d throw on the CD and we would be raving 😂😂 it’s been years now and I can’t remember any of the words. The good old days.....
@missbritt288 3 years ago It is completely true that Irish music has always got a story to tell based of true happenings, there is emotion and beauty in the words, the singing voice and the instruments played. e
My Dad (English) lost his job in advertising in London in the 1980s, because he was drinking too much, but was able to get work through an Irish friend on a building site. He used to have so many funny stories about working with young Irish lads and the crazy stuff that would happen. One time these guys tried to take a Portacabin apart starting at the walls, without taking the roof off first, so the whole roof came crashing down and almost flattened them all. This song and McAlpine's Fusiliers make me think of him in that time.
This is a great song. There aren't many versions of it. Ronnie Drew, certainly had an original voice. I'm amazed, how fast Barney Mc'Kenna played the hornpipe in the middle of the song. It fits in well.
When I am at work on a Sunday I sing this song in my head. Without the paddys th Brits would have no roads,railways,hospitals or offices. And it goes on today you wont find a building site without a Irish builder or a Hospital without an Irish nurse in England...
Keepin your oul enemy just about tickin over! It's only the likes of us the craftiest of Gaels who'd get away with such an otherworldly and outrageous strategy! What would they have done to the world without us there keepin an oul eye on them and winding them unwittingly in a bit a bit every few years! Sweet sufferin jaysis, they'd be even worse than they are now without us, they owe us for this bigtime but we'll gladly call it quits in honour of keepin it all goin a while longer anyway. Mind who ya hire when renovating No. 10 Mr. Boris!!! I recommend O'Reilly for your painting/decorating needs and Brendan O'Shaughnessy is your man for any heavy duty jobs, both are highly respected and BBC approved already unlike your good self there Mr. P.M . sir!
Carrier jack with his hod upon his back! Haha great love seeing the odd old hand on site carrying the hods, sites have changed so much nowadays though, not like when me old grandfatha was on them! H&S taken over
I think it's by Dominic Behan, this one. It's a bit like his other one McAlpine's Fusiliers. This one is even better I think. Superb writing - and hilarious. And oddly, it also brings a tear to the eye, especially if you're ex-pat London Irish.
"I won a heroes name with McAlpine and Costain. With Fitzpatrick, Murphy, Ash and Wimpys Gang. Ive been off and on the road, on me way to draw the dole, when theres nothing left to do for Johnny Lang. I used to think that God made the mixer, pick and Hod, so that Paddy might know hell above the ground" Another great parody song perfectly suited to the original Dubliners with Ronnie Drews unique vocals. Great song Lads,
It’s great to hear this song again and to be reminded of those big construction names from my Sixties youth. Where are John Laing and McAlpine now? Great days and better times.
John Laing screwed up the Cardiff Millenium Stadium , went bust and were taken over for £1 by.......the Irish contractor O´Rourke ...now Laing O'Rourke!
Remember that was our Irish forefathers when the notices: "No blacks, No Iris, no dogs" was the norm. Say hello and smile to a |Pole or Romanian. .......
ignoring identities doesn't stop people being discriminated against because of them'. Saying 'stop seeing race and itll go away' only works if you're talking to the oppressors
referring to race =/= being racist. it speaks volumes that we can't conceive of a world where race exists and we're not racist. Gender can exist without sexism, disability can exist without us being ableist, homosexuality can exist without homophobia, why is race different?
our forefathers fought for freedom and self-determination so they wouldn't have to deal with discrimination abroad how does giving what they fought for away make any sense? discrimination is a reality and always will be, your utopian vision will never exist best you can hope for is a government that puts its people first ours doesn't, it puts international interest above us. that's what you should be fighting against not pushing for our replacement
The words are great...best enjoyed after a few pints of Guinness and a pretty girl on your knee...Written by Dominic Behan (brother of Brendan) and who also wrote many other songs including "Liverpool Lou"...Talented lads..even though they were a bit fond of the "craythur"...
i like this! tis kinda like me and my friend. im from limerick hes from mayo. were both 19 and we are working in islington... now with the state of the economy at home we won't be heading back for a while. we both have degrees aswell ha ha but sure we were raised on farms so we are better off labouring then sitting in a big office! londons a fine spot! fierce big tho and jesus christ a load of non english but sure we can't complain we aren't english either!
Terrible attempt at putting lyrics in. Guess all you guys aint irish or a navy.cause the lyrics typed are wrong and i dont see anyone mention that. Mixer picking hard is not what hes saying. Its mixer, pick and hod A pick being a manual rock breaker with a wooden shaft sat in every road workers van and a hod/ hog is the flat plate on a pole used to carry bricks. And its also the shuttering juam not shuttling jam. The shuttering jam is the gap made by "shuttering" ie framing to pour cement mix into
Paddy was told London’s streets are paved with gold ,when he got off the train at Waterloo Sunday morn there was a fiver lying on the ground,he said ah fu@#k it I’ll start work Monday!
The movement of people between Ireland and England started 800 year's ago but when the English started railways some English went to Ireland and when the Irish went to England it was too Paddington hence the name paddy
Just listen to the lyrics. This is actually a profoundly socialist song. People know 'Macalpine's Fusliers', but this is the song that actually tells it like it was.
we wear often referred to as Paddys because pat or should I say Patrick is a very popular Irish name ...the Irish seen the funny side of it .so it evolved into a bit of craic . l hope that explainens every thing.
yes but as a st Patrick is national saint of Ireland the Irish are often called paddys it was started as a racial slur but the Irish adopted it as a nickname fore themselves ore that's what all my Irish family say and that's like 90 percent of my family
Irish music is some of the most emotional and beautiful im not anywhere near Irish .. Im African American... but this music just touches something inside you - The feeling of humanity and common people
Sir ravix of fourhorn on Von Ono n o. O o n on o bono no boo bonobo o no no n. N. N n n o o bbbonobonp no on CNN o. No no. P c no on l l onon pn night b the b no. N no n b bn n n bc
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@@killuminatoV01 I'm Irish and although I'm somewhat of an expert in traditional Irish music, I absolutely adore the blues. Particularly delta blues. The blacks and the paddies have had tough times. They're not comparable, slavery in America is far worse than what we got. We just had to deal with our dear neighbours for much longer. Again, they're not comparable. It's not a competition of misery. But it's definitely given both of our people a unique perspective on life. There's a toughness in Black people and Irish people that isn't always very obvious but we come from a line of survivors, that will stand to us in future...
@@GerryBolger Amen to that brother ! ;)
This version is brilliant. Ronnie in his voice-prime!
😢😢😢😢😢
Irish soul music 🇮🇪💪
I lived in Dublin for most of the 70’s. The music was incredible.
i left Ireland in the, mid 1970s spent much time in Biddy Mulligans in Kilburn ,then i emigrated to NZ ,Father Teds in Wellesley St ,Auckland .Back now home in Belfast ,love it
The Dubliner are a musical history book.
Spot on James!
Well said you, you got that completely correct
When I was 8 (I'm nearly 19 now) my dad let us listen to this. And now nearly 11 years later it's still good fun to listen to them!
Sheepz0r same here we were only young, we knew all the words. Whenever we were in the van with him he’d throw on the CD and we would be raving 😂😂 it’s been years now and I can’t remember any of the words. The good old days.....
@missbritt288
3 years ago
It is completely true that Irish music has always got a story to tell based of true happenings, there is emotion and beauty in the words, the singing voice and the instruments played.
e
RIP RONNIE DREW WE WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU
My Dad (English) lost his job in advertising in London in the 1980s, because he was drinking too much, but was able to get work through an Irish friend on a building site. He used to have so many funny stories about working with young Irish lads and the crazy stuff that would happen. One time these guys tried to take a Portacabin apart starting at the walls, without taking the roof off first, so the whole roof came crashing down and almost flattened them all. This song and McAlpine's Fusiliers make me think of him in that time.
The concrete master race . Brilliant
There's more than a little truth in this song
sadly very true....and now it's the poor buggers building the world cup stadia for Quatar world cup.
feow33 Sadly true too ! Panen and Circenses fondly remain the same :/
Another great song written by Dominic Behan. Thanks for posting it.
There;s never been finer music, nor folks for that matter! Erin go bragh!
hard graft breeds humour, mix it with music and you got the Dubliners,
This is a great song. There aren't many versions of it. Ronnie Drew, certainly had an original voice. I'm amazed, how fast Barney Mc'Kenna played the hornpipe in the middle of the song. It fits in well.
Yes, 'Off to California' at 100mph! Fantastic.
The Mary wallopers did a good version recently
Es ist john!
there's quality tenor banjo work going on here..
Oh, Ronnie we so miss you..........
A wonderful song sung by the master himself,
thankyou dubliner85 for sharing this now rare to be heard song.... fantastic.
When I am at work on a Sunday I sing this song in my head. Without the paddys th Brits would have no roads,railways,hospitals or offices. And it goes on today you wont find a building site without a Irish builder or a Hospital without an Irish nurse in England...
Keepin your oul enemy just about tickin over! It's only the likes of us the craftiest of Gaels who'd get away with such an otherworldly and outrageous strategy! What would they have done to the world without us there keepin an oul eye on them and winding them unwittingly in a bit a bit every few years!
Sweet sufferin jaysis, they'd be even worse than they are now without us, they owe us for this bigtime but we'll gladly call it quits in honour of keepin it all goin a while longer anyway. Mind who ya hire when renovating No. 10 Mr. Boris!!! I recommend O'Reilly for your painting/decorating needs and Brendan O'Shaughnessy is your man for any heavy duty jobs, both are highly respected and BBC approved already unlike your good self there Mr. P.M . sir!
@@nailskarnayna Sure all the diggers and machinery you see along the motorway roadworks are all Irish names. Funny that isn’t it
Looking for this song for ages.. my uncle used to sing it when I was small..never knew name. Thanks for the upload 👍
This is pure genius. Brilliant stuff.
boss this
Ronnie and Luke Kelly are up there with the Beatles, Van Morrison and DYlan IMO
First I've heard this!!!! Class..
Martin McGuinness RIP
Strong voice and music.
Wow, such a haunting recording the echo is an amazing touch to this piece.
Couldn't agree more its the first time I've heard this song and your right it is BOSS!
A superb version.
thanks for putting this up, a great song.
Carrier jack with his hod upon his back! Haha great love seeing the odd old hand on site carrying the hods, sites have changed so much nowadays though, not like when me old grandfatha was on them! H&S taken over
Fecking wonderful 👏👏🍀
I think it's by Dominic Behan, this one. It's a bit like his other one McAlpine's Fusiliers. This one is even better I think. Superb writing - and hilarious. And oddly, it also brings a tear to the eye, especially if you're ex-pat London Irish.
A tribute to the Irish laying hot asphalt.
concrete
Yeah, you're looking for 'Hot Asphalt'
Don’t matter. Sure we’ve put it all down. Concrete or tarmac. Don’t matter
Top tune! Keep digging Paddy 👍
Thank you very much for the upload. I do truly appreciate it
Alan?
"I won a heroes name with McAlpine and Costain. With Fitzpatrick, Murphy, Ash and Wimpys Gang. Ive been off and on the road, on me way to draw the dole, when theres nothing left to do for Johnny Lang. I used to think that God made the mixer, pick and Hod, so that Paddy might know hell above the ground" Another great parody song perfectly suited to the original Dubliners with Ronnie Drews unique vocals. Great song Lads,
"An English boss is a bastard, but an Irish boss is worse..."
I've only heard this by Christy Moore before, and then under the name of "Paddy on the Road". Nice to see a Ronnie-version of it as well!
The Mary Wallopers do a fantastic version!
Just noticed that the banjo solo in the middle is a fiddle tune called 'Off to California'.
POOR PADDY LOVE IT XX
All is truth!...
The likes of you and me will never get an OBE...
Sad story from Ireland :-(
Playing this loud in a 1930s built theatre in the west end. Hope the lads can hear it
Nasty way to go, the musical version.
amazing man
It’s great to hear this song again and to be reminded of those big construction names from my Sixties youth. Where are John Laing and McAlpine now? Great days and better times.
Can't imagine many of the men swinging picks or carrying hods would agree with the great times sentiment
John Laing screwed up the Cardiff Millenium Stadium , went bust and were taken over for £1 by.......the Irish contractor O´Rourke ...now Laing O'Rourke!
Remember that was our Irish forefathers when the notices: "No blacks, No Iris, no dogs" was the norm.
Say hello and smile to a |Pole or Romanian. .......
What did they have against Iris?
She drinks the English under the table I've heard!
ignoring identities doesn't stop people being discriminated against because of them'. Saying 'stop seeing race and itll go away' only works if you're talking to the oppressors
referring to race =/= being racist. it speaks volumes that we can't conceive of a world where race exists and we're not racist. Gender can exist without sexism, disability can exist without us being ableist, homosexuality can exist without homophobia, why is race different?
our forefathers fought for freedom and self-determination so they wouldn't have to deal with discrimination abroad
how does giving what they fought for away make any sense?
discrimination is a reality and always will be, your utopian vision will never exist
best you can hope for is a government that puts its people first
ours doesn't, it puts international interest above us. that's what you should be fighting against not pushing for our replacement
The words are great...best enjoyed after a few pints of Guinness and a pretty girl on your knee...Written by Dominic Behan (brother of Brendan) and who also wrote many other songs including "Liverpool Lou"...Talented lads..even though they were a bit fond of the "craythur"...
Calm down there, Michael Flatley.
Not in Ireland ...you have to be fond of both...and you have to have at least 12 pints of Guinness before you attempt to sing this ballad..☺
DUBS!
this rocks
Yes, exactly.
happy days on the sites of london nellies willesden the spotted dog the mean fidler
Ah poor auld Johnny Lang.
Johnny Lang was one of the employers.
@@svenhasselfrisian9274 Yes. It was John Laing Construction.
The instruments was impressive aswell
Eira, maybe united one day, Germany is with you
old school
brilliant song. rather have a fine head ov cement than dirty a shoval for morrison Utility
Christy Moore version also great. Written by Dominic Behen
i like this! tis kinda like me and my friend. im from limerick hes from mayo. were both 19 and we are working in islington... now with the state of the economy at home we won't be heading back for a while. we both have degrees aswell ha ha but sure we were raised on farms so we are better off labouring then sitting in a big office! londons a fine spot! fierce big tho and jesus christ a load of non english but sure we can't complain we aren't english either!
You crack me up mate. Good luck to who eber you are, Pat. Hopefully you’re doing well.
Others have tried but the only group for this song are The Dubliners.
More infamy foisted upon da brave boys from dee Holy Ground...
Is there anyone who knows the name of the short polka in the middle of the song?
lol i heard 'bald', but if i ever find myself singing this tune, balls it'll be
What’s the name of the reel about 3 quarters through?
off to california, it’s a hornpipe and they don’t play it in the original g major key
@@ailisbergin7588 thanks :)
Thanks Dubliner85,where did you get these Songs from. Are they still available
IN ALL GOOD RECORD SHOPS IN IRELAND OR AMAZON
Whats the instrumental break.... is it a fiddle tune????
Can someone tell me the name on the reel that barney plays just heard it on a couple of other songs?
+Louis Mackenzie
Someone else said it was "Off to California".
Correct my friend...mostly played as a hornpipe...I think Barney had a few pints that night and sped it up..☺
Whats the tune they play?
Sounds like Off to California.
Terrible attempt at putting lyrics in.
Guess all you guys aint irish or a navy.cause the lyrics typed are wrong and i dont see anyone mention that.
Mixer picking hard is not what hes saying.
Its mixer, pick and hod
A pick being a manual rock breaker with a wooden shaft sat in every road workers van and a hod/ hog is the flat plate on a pole used to carry bricks.
And its also the shuttering juam not shuttling jam. The shuttering jam is the gap made by "shuttering" ie framing to pour cement mix into
The lyrics are hard to understand at times.
Like a nickname for Patrick?
Hahah not quite my friend
Balls McCall
Paddy was told London’s streets are paved with gold ,when he got off the train at Waterloo Sunday morn there was a fiver lying on the ground,he said ah fu@#k it I’ll start work Monday!
The movement of people between Ireland and England started 800 year's ago but when the English started railways some English went to Ireland and when the Irish went to England it was too Paddington hence the name paddy
@@raleighburner1589 : Surely the name "Paddy" is short for the very common Irish name Padraig?
hang o you got the dole /
Just listen to the lyrics. This is actually a profoundly socialist song. People know 'Macalpine's Fusliers', but this is the song that actually tells it like it was.
im a navvy now lol
I hope you forgive me...! What is PADDIES?
we wear often referred to as Paddys because pat or should I say Patrick is a very popular Irish name ...the Irish seen the funny side of it .so it evolved into a bit of craic . l hope that explainens every thing.
I hope you forgive me too but what's craic?
Come now bugs don't play the innocent
JayDon Saoirse na hÉireann thundering-jazus
lmaso fact..
Wat u kno
u came here did the work no one would ..do
yes but as a st Patrick is national saint of Ireland the Irish are often called paddys it was started as a racial slur but the Irish adopted it as a nickname fore themselves ore that's what all my Irish family say and that's like 90 percent of my family
Paddington is where a lot of Irish settled hence
WIMPEY. We Import More Paddies Every Year.....
Maybe one time but not hopefully any more
You will miss paddy when he's gone and he will be in 15 year's then you will build up Islamic England And tear it down
I have son's and they will never go to England i mean that Arab countries will give you your blood paddy Is no more that's a fact
@gingermartind64 ya you eejit, skip ty and young anyway, 16, couldnt go out till 2nd year, you didnt believe me. eejit
email me.I'll send them. ;0)
irish
@correl84 people gotta work, no ?
degree @ 19?? Start uni at 16 did we? Better stick to the manual work.
Tom jones
NO PAT SHOULD DIE IN VAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the only way this should be song❤