He's Living the Life of Reilly
1917
    
Hear this song 
sung by Edward Meeker (1917) from
Collected Works of Edward Meeker
at archive.org.

Hear Brian Hefferan sing his 2004 version 
                                                                                                      
[Verse 1]
G                        Em
Pat McCann a working man complained about his job
D                                G               D
He carried bricks an clay on his shoulders every day
   G                             Em
He though the job too hard so he resigned a year ago
  D                       A             D7
Became a politican and he made a lot of dough

[Chorus]
    G         E7                 A7
And now, he's living the life of Reilly
D                       G
Every-body respects him highly
                  A
When he goes in - to society
                                D
As he wears a big silk hat that looks like an Irish diplomat
    G       E7           A7
His friends just sent an invitation
   D                                   B7
to lead the march on old St. Patrick's Day
   Em
He used to work at carrying bricks
but since he got in politics
G          E7                 A  D  G
sure, he's living the life of Reilly

[Verse 2]
Everywhere that Paddy goes they treat him like a prince
He says that very soon, he'll be owning a saloon
An when it comes to making dough he surely takes the cake
last night we caught him selling tickets to an Irish wake
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