The Day Paddy Murphy Died

In English class, we were split up into groups, and were asked to read over lyrics of a song given to us. Our group analyzed the song “The Day Paddy Murphy Died”. The song follows the events after Paddy Murphy dies. All of Paddy’s friends and relatives drink and party the night away. Lyrics claim that this is how Paddy's friends and family pay respect to him.

If someone I knew here in Ingersoll died, I definitely would not drink the night away with my friends. The song itself has a Newfoundland theme in the lyrics and music itself (Song done by Great Big Sea, a Newfoundland band), which tells us that wherever in Newfoundland Paddy was from, that is how they honor the memory of someone.