Paddy Doyle
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.242.A1b
Original Tape ID
Summary
A short-drag sea shanty about Paddy Doyle, an unscrupulous boarding master in Liverpool:
[Refrain:]
To me way-ay-a-ay yah!
We'll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots!
[Refrain]
We'll all drink whisky and gin!
[Refrain]
We'll all shave under the chin!
Ewan MacColl demonstrates how different bowdlerised songs like 'Bobby Shaftoe' were from these more honest shanties.
Item Notes
3 verses and refrains of 1 line. 'Bobby Shaftoe' is Roud Folk Song Index no. 1359.
See:
'Sam Henry's Songs of the People' (G. Huntington, 1990) p. 97
'Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman' (W. M. Doerflinger, 1972) p. 10
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good