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Sweet Paddy Malone

In Brighton’s fair city
Where the boys are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet paddy malone
As he wheel’d his weed barrow
Thru streets broad and narrow

Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive O!
Alive, alive O!
Alive, alive O
Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive O!

He was a weed farmer
But sure twas no wonder
For so were his father and brother before
They each wheeled their barrow
Thru streets broad and narrow

Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive O!
Alive, alive O!
Alive, alive O
Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive O!

(quietly)
He gave me a fever
And no one now could save me
And that was the end of sweet paddy malone
But his ghost wheels his barrow
Through my bones and my marrow

Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive O

Alive, alive O!
Alive, alive O
Crying Reefers 'n' shagging alive, alive Oooh!


© Petra Creffield 2006





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On Saturday July 7th, 2007, stormtalk (884) writes:
the last two lines before the final chorus are killer... very polished write. nice to see here


On Saturday July 7th, 2007, Nuri (188) writes:
Quite the merry ditty! How I enjoyed this, Petra.


On Saturday July 7th, 2007, carlosjackal (1718) writes:
"In Brighton’s fair city" Woooooo-hooooooo! *sits with a phat grin in his living room in Upper Lewes Road* -Carl



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