The night that Paddy Murphy died (text by Johnny Burke)

If you happen to know performer name, do tell ;) Turned out according to the author of the first comment on the video this wasn't the Irish Descendants.

Lyrics

O the night that Paddy Murphy died is a night I'll never forget




Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet. As long as a bottle was passed around, every man was feelin' gay -
O'Leary came with the bagpipes and music for to play.

[Chorus]
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy -
That's how they showed their honour and their pride.
They said it was a sin 'n' shame... and they winked at one another,
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died!


As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief,
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street.
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole -
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold!

[Chorus]

'Bout 2 o'clock in the morning, while flipping back a jug,
Doyle stuck the 'ice box' lid to seal poor Paddy's mug!
They stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time,
And at a quarter after 2 we argued it was 9!

[Chorus]

They stopped the hearse on George St. outside some dance-saloon.
They all went in at half passed 8 and staggered out at noon.
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime -
But found out, when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!

[Chorus]

O the night that Paddy Murphy died is a night I'll never forget




Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet.
As long as a bottle was passed around, every man was feelin' gay -
O'Leary came with the bagpipes and music for to play.

[Chorus]

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[MrMzajee]

brilliant song 

[mrmagicroundcircle]

time to stop drinking when it makes you feel gay.

[zerobran13]

this is deff darby o gil

[222sexidj4uuu]

@222sexidj4uuu I see Andy Jones in the pic though ! lol

[222sexidj4uuu]

Not Great Big Sea, not The Fables,and not The Irish Descendants... but I don't know who ! Too tame to be a NL band ! Unless it was yrs ago at the Arts and Culture Centre ! LOL Maybe Buddy Wasisname and the other fellers in a shed just startin out ! jjk

[Angus01ful]

These guys are great.

[tim3097]

Tis " The Shores of Newfoundland"

[EDinNB54]

It is not Great Big Sea..no doubt about that..

[smugbasterd]

It's either the Fables or Great Big Sea. But it's not the Irish Descendants

[Kevster012]

Ya isn't that the Irish Descendants? They're great me son, they put on a good show.