Seamus Moore - Paddy lyrics

[Verse 1] From his window he watches, as people They come and go on their way Rushing to catch the train homewards As he often did in his day He remembers the dark of the mornings And the days he worked in the rain The good times, the bad times, and the friends that he knew He'll never see them again At night when the streets are deserted Except for the take-away signs He thinks of the men that he worked with On the buildings, the roads and the mines The girl that he met in the Galtee He thought he might make her his own And maybe if there was less drinking He wouldn't have wound up alone... [Chorus] P is for powerful when put to the rest A is for always doing your best D is for doing if it can be done, and D is for drinking when working was done Y is for yearning to see home again Proud to be Irish, and a hard working man Paddy, remember, though your day is done You're the rock that England stands on [Verse 2] He can never explain just what happened Oh, the years seemed to pa** like a day Was it the rain or the shovel Took the strength from his limbs away? Sometimes he thinks of the boreen That led from his house to the lane And the fields that he worked with his father He'll never see them again [Chorus] P is for powerful when put to the rest A is for always doing your best D is for doing if it can be done, and D is for drinking when working was done Y is for yearning to see home again Proud to be Irish, and a hard working man Paddy, remember, though your day is done You're the rock that England stands on [Verse 3] As he makes his way back to the shelter The rain starts to fall on the ground A young man just in from Cork city Asks where work could be found He said, "Son, take a long look at Paddy And remember, whatever you do This broken old man you are seeing Was once a young fellow like you" [Chorus] P is for powerful when put to the rest A is for always doing your best D is for doing if it can be done, and D is for drinking when working was done Y is for yearning to see home again Proud to be Irish, and a hard working man Paddy, remember, though your day is done You're the rock that England stands on