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