The Night Pat Murphy Died Lyrics - Play - Great Big Sea

Oh, 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 

Well, I said some of the boys got loaded drunk 

And they ain't got sober yet 

Well, as long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay 

But O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play 

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy 

That's how they showed their honor and their pride 

They said, it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another 

Every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died 

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 

Put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold 

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy 

That's how they showed their honor and their pride 

They said, it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another 

Every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died 

About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug 

Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug 

We fixed the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time 

And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine 

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy 

That's how they showed their honor and their pride 

They said, it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another 

Every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died, go 

They stopped the wheel of the hearse outside Sundance Saloon 

All went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon 

Went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime 

Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind 

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy 

That's how they showed their honor and their pride 

They said, it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another 

Every drink in the place was full, the night Pat Murphy died 

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

Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet 

As long as a bottle was passed around, every man was feelin' gay 

O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play 

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy 

That's how they showed their honor and their pride 

They said, it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another 

Every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died 

Oh, every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died