[ Предположительная тональность: C ] F C F C F C G x2 C F I'm heading for a life in the land of the free C G Sending every penny home to the family C F Off to find fortunes that can't be bought G Now Paddy's struck down from a single shot G Paddy's struck down from a single shot! F C F C F C G They lured the men away they promised wealth and riches A thousand miles from home lying steel and digging ditches The work would be a challenge nary a soul could stand the trial These wayfaring boys built the railways toughest mile Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile! (Chorus) C F Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile C G Murdered for their troubles, left to die C F Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry G Their numbers were few but they did the job of many F C F C F C G Eight weeks went by and the path was clear Fifty-seven men had all disappeared Not a mention of their name no stone was ever turned It would be so many years before the truth was ever learned (Chorus) Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile Murdered for their troubles, left to die Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry Their numbers were few but they did the job of many F C F C F C G F F C G x2 F C G Now ghosts dance a jig on an unmarked grave F C G A slug full of lead was the price they were paid F C G Vigilante justice, prejudice and pride G No one in this valley will be seen again alive (Chorus)x2 Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile Murdered for their troubles, left to die Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry Their numbers were few but they did the job of many