Story Behind The Song
I had a gig on St. Patrick's day and decided to write a sing-a-long. I grew up with a guy named Patrick McGuire ... so I made up a story and went with it.
Song Description
Sing-a-long Irish Folk Song about a guy stuggling between his love for his family and his love of beer.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Paddy McGuire lived up on the hill
He married his sweetheart and worked at the mill
He tried to be faithful, he tried to be true
But his love of the Guinness was more than he knew
Chorus:
Paddy McGuire is on his way home
He left seven kids and a wife all alone
He'll drink his last pint, and he'll stumble and roam
Paddy McGuire is on his way home
T'was late in the summer, the mill had closed down
Paddy was drinkin', his sorrows to drown
He drank all the money they got off the dole
While seven young children had shoes without soles
Repeat Chorus
When Paddy came home from another long night
All bloodied and tattered and torn from a fight
Molly said "Paddy, Dear Paddy", she sighed
"It's me or the Guinness, you'll have to decide"
Repeat Chorus
The morning they found him was St. Patty's Day
Curled up in the gutter, with a bottle he lay
The note that they found there "Dear Molly" it said
"If I can't have you both, then I'd rather be dead"
Repeat Chorus