Marcus Daly Enters Heaven
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Oh, Marcus Daly enters heaven. Well, there used to be an old fella
Around the western mining camps by the name of Paddy Burke. Paddy was
A strapping big Irishman and he had a handlebar mustache. It looked
Something like the horns of a belligerent bull. Paddy was a great
Storyteller. In fact, he got so that he wouldn't work. He would tell
Stories around the barrooms and so forth. And, uh, he was well known
In the Coeur d'Alene country and also in the Nevada mining country
But, uh, he got, those were all gold and silver camps and the boys
Were pretty generous with shelling out money for Paddy's
Entertainment. But he wandered into Butte and he fell upon hard
Circumstances. The, the boys didn't shower down very good and he had
To go to work. So he hustled himself a job mucking in a mine called
The Never Sweat. It was one of Marcus Daly's properties and Marcus
Was, as you well know, the king of Butte at the time, or thought he
Was. And, uh, Paddy was working in the Never Sweat on the night shift
And old Marcus wandered into the place one time. It was a habit of
Daly's to visit his properties every once in a while in the middle of
The night. He'd put on digging clothes, an old hat all covered with
Candle grease just like any miner, and he would prowl around. And it
Was understood that if Marcus caught you with your back straightened
Up, you was fired. Well, this time Marcus stepped out of the cage
Told the hoist man to drop him off at the 1300 foot level. The cage
Drops down, Marcus steps out, the cage ascends again, and Marcus is
Left alone in the darkness with his candle. And, uh, he listens. He
Doesn't hear the sound of a drill or a shovel on the whole level. No
Sounds of activity whatever. So he starts prowling. Well, it's time
For lunch anyway. So he finally locates the gang. They're all in a
Big stope. And they've got their candles stuck into the stoves around
And about. And enthroned on a muck pile in the middle of the
Assemblage is Paddy Burke. He's telling them a story, which, uh, is
A darn sight easier than working. And, uh, when this stranger joins
The group, there's a chill sweeps over the boys. Uh, Paddy being, he
Had his audience well in hand, and, uh, he felt this sudden chill
He didn't know just what caused it, but he suspected. So he finished
That story, and, uh, gang got up. I said, well, Paddy says, uh, well
Boys, he says, uh, wait a minute, he says, I'll tell you another one
So the gang, they were fired anyway, as they figured. Well, Paddy
Says, uh, I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that I died and
Went to heaven. And for miles upon countless thousands of miles
I climbed the stairs until I stood before the great pearly gates
I drew back my fist and I hit the door a rap. And an old gentleman
With long white whiskers sticks his head out and he says, uh, and
Who may you be? I says, I'm Paddy Burke. Oh, you are, are you? He
Says, uh, where are you from? I says, I'm from Butte, Montana. Huh
He says, I've had nobody from there for a long time, I'll tell you
That. He says, I'll look you up in the book. Burke, is it? Yes
I says, Paddy Burke, if you please. So, after a few minutes, he
Sticks his head out again and he says, You can come in, Paddy, but
You'll have to behave yourself. I says, uh, I will. So he opens the
Gate a crack, and I stepped in. And old St. Peter, for it was no
Less, he pressed a button, and here comes an angel, and he says, uh
Angel, he says, take my friend Paddy down to the storeroom, and fit
Him out. He says, give him a good pair of wings, and give him a
Golden crown, size seven and a half, and give him a harp, and be sure
It's in tune. So with that, we went away to the storeroom to get me
Equipment. And after I was rigged out in the heavenly style, I was
Turned over to another angel who took me out to show me the sights of
Heaven. And twas the most magnificent place that the mind of man can
Conceive of. The sidewalks were of solid gold. The doorknobs were of
Great jewels. And the hosts of heaven were flitting about with their
Wings outspread, and sitting on clouds, and strumming their harps
And singing all the most glorious tunes that you ever heard. And the
Angel said, well, we'll hurry or we'll be late for the great banquet
So we went to the hall where the hosts of heaven were assembled. When
We entered the hall, it took me breath away. It stretched away on
Every side for miles and miles and miles as far as the eye could
Carry at every direction. And here were the tables, fairly groaning
With the most rare and delicate vines. We sat down to a meal of
Nightingale's tongues and all manner of quaint and foreign
Delicacies. And we drank the most rare and delicate wines. And the
Goblets that we drank from were hollowed out of great emeralds and
Rubies and diamonds. And they had waitresses flitting about, serving
Everybody. And they were on roller skates that were jeweled like
A railroader's watch. And of a sudden, all of a sudden, there was
A hell of a commotion in heaven. And the word was passed around that
Marcus Daly had died. And no sooner had the word been passed around
Until there was a great fanfare of trumpets at the door. And a
Voice was heard saying, Marcus Daly is here. And from the other end
Of the hall, where the great golden throne was, came another voice
Marcus Daly, welcome to heaven. Advance to the foot of the throne
So the hosts of heaven parted. Like the river, like the Red Sea when
The Israelites passed over. And Marcus Daly, all alone, walked down
The aisle to the foot of the great golden throne. And Almighty God
Arose and He says, Marcus, I bid you welcome. And turning to His
Right hand He says, Come Jesus, get up and give Marcus your seat
Around the western mining camps by the name of Paddy Burke. Paddy was
A strapping big Irishman and he had a handlebar mustache. It looked
Something like the horns of a belligerent bull. Paddy was a great
Storyteller. In fact, he got so that he wouldn't work. He would tell
Stories around the barrooms and so forth. And, uh, he was well known
In the Coeur d'Alene country and also in the Nevada mining country
But, uh, he got, those were all gold and silver camps and the boys
Were pretty generous with shelling out money for Paddy's
Entertainment. But he wandered into Butte and he fell upon hard
Circumstances. The, the boys didn't shower down very good and he had
To go to work. So he hustled himself a job mucking in a mine called
The Never Sweat. It was one of Marcus Daly's properties and Marcus
Was, as you well know, the king of Butte at the time, or thought he
Was. And, uh, Paddy was working in the Never Sweat on the night shift
And old Marcus wandered into the place one time. It was a habit of
Daly's to visit his properties every once in a while in the middle of
The night. He'd put on digging clothes, an old hat all covered with
Candle grease just like any miner, and he would prowl around. And it
Was understood that if Marcus caught you with your back straightened
Up, you was fired. Well, this time Marcus stepped out of the cage
Told the hoist man to drop him off at the 1300 foot level. The cage
Drops down, Marcus steps out, the cage ascends again, and Marcus is
Left alone in the darkness with his candle. And, uh, he listens. He
Doesn't hear the sound of a drill or a shovel on the whole level. No
Sounds of activity whatever. So he starts prowling. Well, it's time
For lunch anyway. So he finally locates the gang. They're all in a
Big stope. And they've got their candles stuck into the stoves around
And about. And enthroned on a muck pile in the middle of the
Assemblage is Paddy Burke. He's telling them a story, which, uh, is
A darn sight easier than working. And, uh, when this stranger joins
The group, there's a chill sweeps over the boys. Uh, Paddy being, he
Had his audience well in hand, and, uh, he felt this sudden chill
He didn't know just what caused it, but he suspected. So he finished
That story, and, uh, gang got up. I said, well, Paddy says, uh, well
Boys, he says, uh, wait a minute, he says, I'll tell you another one
So the gang, they were fired anyway, as they figured. Well, Paddy
Says, uh, I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that I died and
Went to heaven. And for miles upon countless thousands of miles
I climbed the stairs until I stood before the great pearly gates
I drew back my fist and I hit the door a rap. And an old gentleman
With long white whiskers sticks his head out and he says, uh, and
Who may you be? I says, I'm Paddy Burke. Oh, you are, are you? He
Says, uh, where are you from? I says, I'm from Butte, Montana. Huh
He says, I've had nobody from there for a long time, I'll tell you
That. He says, I'll look you up in the book. Burke, is it? Yes
I says, Paddy Burke, if you please. So, after a few minutes, he
Sticks his head out again and he says, You can come in, Paddy, but
You'll have to behave yourself. I says, uh, I will. So he opens the
Gate a crack, and I stepped in. And old St. Peter, for it was no
Less, he pressed a button, and here comes an angel, and he says, uh
Angel, he says, take my friend Paddy down to the storeroom, and fit
Him out. He says, give him a good pair of wings, and give him a
Golden crown, size seven and a half, and give him a harp, and be sure
It's in tune. So with that, we went away to the storeroom to get me
Equipment. And after I was rigged out in the heavenly style, I was
Turned over to another angel who took me out to show me the sights of
Heaven. And twas the most magnificent place that the mind of man can
Conceive of. The sidewalks were of solid gold. The doorknobs were of
Great jewels. And the hosts of heaven were flitting about with their
Wings outspread, and sitting on clouds, and strumming their harps
And singing all the most glorious tunes that you ever heard. And the
Angel said, well, we'll hurry or we'll be late for the great banquet
So we went to the hall where the hosts of heaven were assembled. When
We entered the hall, it took me breath away. It stretched away on
Every side for miles and miles and miles as far as the eye could
Carry at every direction. And here were the tables, fairly groaning
With the most rare and delicate vines. We sat down to a meal of
Nightingale's tongues and all manner of quaint and foreign
Delicacies. And we drank the most rare and delicate wines. And the
Goblets that we drank from were hollowed out of great emeralds and
Rubies and diamonds. And they had waitresses flitting about, serving
Everybody. And they were on roller skates that were jeweled like
A railroader's watch. And of a sudden, all of a sudden, there was
A hell of a commotion in heaven. And the word was passed around that
Marcus Daly had died. And no sooner had the word been passed around
Until there was a great fanfare of trumpets at the door. And a
Voice was heard saying, Marcus Daly is here. And from the other end
Of the hall, where the great golden throne was, came another voice
Marcus Daly, welcome to heaven. Advance to the foot of the throne
So the hosts of heaven parted. Like the river, like the Red Sea when
The Israelites passed over. And Marcus Daly, all alone, walked down
The aisle to the foot of the great golden throne. And Almighty God
Arose and He says, Marcus, I bid you welcome. And turning to His
Right hand He says, Come Jesus, get up and give Marcus your seat
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.82] Oh, Marcus Daly enters heaven. Well, there used to be an old fella
[00:05.98] Around the western mining camps by the name of Paddy Burke. Paddy was
[00:11.65] A strapping big Irishman and he had a handlebar mustache. It looked
[00:19.62] Something like the horns of a belligerent bull. Paddy was a great
[00:24.31] Storyteller. In fact, he got so that he wouldn't work. He would tell
[00:28.52] Stories around the barrooms and so forth. And, uh, he was well known
[00:33.80] In the Coeur d'Alene country and also in the Nevada mining country
[00:39.47] But, uh, he got, those were all gold and silver camps and the boys
[00:45.35] Were pretty generous with shelling out money for Paddy's
[00:49.04] Entertainment. But he wandered into Butte and he fell upon hard
[00:57.01] Circumstances. The, the boys didn't shower down very good and he had
[01:02.75] To go to work. So he hustled himself a job mucking in a mine called
[01:07.70] The Never Sweat. It was one of Marcus Daly's properties and Marcus
[01:13.28] Was, as you well know, the king of Butte at the time, or thought he
[01:17.76] Was. And, uh, Paddy was working in the Never Sweat on the night shift
[01:28.98] And old Marcus wandered into the place one time. It was a habit of
[01:33.14] Daly's to visit his properties every once in a while in the middle of
[01:37.88] The night. He'd put on digging clothes, an old hat all covered with
[01:42.52] Candle grease just like any miner, and he would prowl around. And it
[01:47.15] Was understood that if Marcus caught you with your back straightened
[01:49.96] Up, you was fired. Well, this time Marcus stepped out of the cage
[01:58.91] Told the hoist man to drop him off at the 1300 foot level. The cage
[02:05.25] Drops down, Marcus steps out, the cage ascends again, and Marcus is
[02:13.35] Left alone in the darkness with his candle. And, uh, he listens. He
[02:18.23] Doesn't hear the sound of a drill or a shovel on the whole level. No
[02:22.48] Sounds of activity whatever. So he starts prowling. Well, it's time
[02:27.95] For lunch anyway. So he finally locates the gang. They're all in a
[02:34.09] Big stope. And they've got their candles stuck into the stoves around
[02:40.22] And about. And enthroned on a muck pile in the middle of the
[02:45.84] Assemblage is Paddy Burke. He's telling them a story, which, uh, is
[02:51.08] A darn sight easier than working. And, uh, when this stranger joins
[02:57.25] The group, there's a chill sweeps over the boys. Uh, Paddy being, he
[03:03.53] Had his audience well in hand, and, uh, he felt this sudden chill
[03:11.63] He didn't know just what caused it, but he suspected. So he finished
[03:16.68] That story, and, uh, gang got up. I said, well, Paddy says, uh, well
[03:22.15] Boys, he says, uh, wait a minute, he says, I'll tell you another one
[03:26.35] So the gang, they were fired anyway, as they figured. Well, Paddy
[03:31.67] Says, uh, I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that I died and
[03:35.92] Went to heaven. And for miles upon countless thousands of miles
[03:42.61] I climbed the stairs until I stood before the great pearly gates
[03:48.91] I drew back my fist and I hit the door a rap. And an old gentleman
[03:52.84] With long white whiskers sticks his head out and he says, uh, and
[03:56.06] Who may you be? I says, I'm Paddy Burke. Oh, you are, are you? He
[04:00.92] Says, uh, where are you from? I says, I'm from Butte, Montana. Huh
[04:06.82] He says, I've had nobody from there for a long time, I'll tell you
[04:09.73] That. He says, I'll look you up in the book. Burke, is it? Yes
[04:13.11] I says, Paddy Burke, if you please. So, after a few minutes, he
[04:17.57] Sticks his head out again and he says, You can come in, Paddy, but
[04:21.62] You'll have to behave yourself. I says, uh, I will. So he opens the
[04:27.53] Gate a crack, and I stepped in. And old St. Peter, for it was no
[04:33.13] Less, he pressed a button, and here comes an angel, and he says, uh
[04:38.89] Angel, he says, take my friend Paddy down to the storeroom, and fit
[04:43.76] Him out. He says, give him a good pair of wings, and give him a
[04:47.99] Golden crown, size seven and a half, and give him a harp, and be sure
[04:52.54] It's in tune. So with that, we went away to the storeroom to get me
[04:59.49] Equipment. And after I was rigged out in the heavenly style, I was
[05:05.87] Turned over to another angel who took me out to show me the sights of
[05:09.08] Heaven. And twas the most magnificent place that the mind of man can
[05:16.89] Conceive of. The sidewalks were of solid gold. The doorknobs were of
[05:25.40] Great jewels. And the hosts of heaven were flitting about with their
[05:32.03] Wings outspread, and sitting on clouds, and strumming their harps
[05:36.47] And singing all the most glorious tunes that you ever heard. And the
[05:43.56] Angel said, well, we'll hurry or we'll be late for the great banquet
[05:49.66] So we went to the hall where the hosts of heaven were assembled. When
[05:54.11] We entered the hall, it took me breath away. It stretched away on
[05:59.94] Every side for miles and miles and miles as far as the eye could
[06:03.72] Carry at every direction. And here were the tables, fairly groaning
[06:08.97] With the most rare and delicate vines. We sat down to a meal of
[06:14.81] Nightingale's tongues and all manner of quaint and foreign
[06:21.65] Delicacies. And we drank the most rare and delicate wines. And the
[06:27.48] Goblets that we drank from were hollowed out of great emeralds and
[06:32.03] Rubies and diamonds. And they had waitresses flitting about, serving
[06:37.49] Everybody. And they were on roller skates that were jeweled like
[06:40.95] A railroader's watch. And of a sudden, all of a sudden, there was
[06:46.16] A hell of a commotion in heaven. And the word was passed around that
[06:49.51] Marcus Daly had died. And no sooner had the word been passed around
[06:54.88] Until there was a great fanfare of trumpets at the door. And a
[07:00.07] Voice was heard saying, Marcus Daly is here. And from the other end
[07:06.29] Of the hall, where the great golden throne was, came another voice
[07:13.01] Marcus Daly, welcome to heaven. Advance to the foot of the throne
[07:20.80] So the hosts of heaven parted. Like the river, like the Red Sea when
[07:25.52] The Israelites passed over. And Marcus Daly, all alone, walked down
[07:31.39] The aisle to the foot of the great golden throne. And Almighty God
[07:37.46] Arose and He says, Marcus, I bid you welcome. And turning to His
[07:43.82] Right hand He says, Come Jesus, get up and give Marcus your seat
[07:57.03]
[00:05.98] Around the western mining camps by the name of Paddy Burke. Paddy was
[00:11.65] A strapping big Irishman and he had a handlebar mustache. It looked
[00:19.62] Something like the horns of a belligerent bull. Paddy was a great
[00:24.31] Storyteller. In fact, he got so that he wouldn't work. He would tell
[00:28.52] Stories around the barrooms and so forth. And, uh, he was well known
[00:33.80] In the Coeur d'Alene country and also in the Nevada mining country
[00:39.47] But, uh, he got, those were all gold and silver camps and the boys
[00:45.35] Were pretty generous with shelling out money for Paddy's
[00:49.04] Entertainment. But he wandered into Butte and he fell upon hard
[00:57.01] Circumstances. The, the boys didn't shower down very good and he had
[01:02.75] To go to work. So he hustled himself a job mucking in a mine called
[01:07.70] The Never Sweat. It was one of Marcus Daly's properties and Marcus
[01:13.28] Was, as you well know, the king of Butte at the time, or thought he
[01:17.76] Was. And, uh, Paddy was working in the Never Sweat on the night shift
[01:28.98] And old Marcus wandered into the place one time. It was a habit of
[01:33.14] Daly's to visit his properties every once in a while in the middle of
[01:37.88] The night. He'd put on digging clothes, an old hat all covered with
[01:42.52] Candle grease just like any miner, and he would prowl around. And it
[01:47.15] Was understood that if Marcus caught you with your back straightened
[01:49.96] Up, you was fired. Well, this time Marcus stepped out of the cage
[01:58.91] Told the hoist man to drop him off at the 1300 foot level. The cage
[02:05.25] Drops down, Marcus steps out, the cage ascends again, and Marcus is
[02:13.35] Left alone in the darkness with his candle. And, uh, he listens. He
[02:18.23] Doesn't hear the sound of a drill or a shovel on the whole level. No
[02:22.48] Sounds of activity whatever. So he starts prowling. Well, it's time
[02:27.95] For lunch anyway. So he finally locates the gang. They're all in a
[02:34.09] Big stope. And they've got their candles stuck into the stoves around
[02:40.22] And about. And enthroned on a muck pile in the middle of the
[02:45.84] Assemblage is Paddy Burke. He's telling them a story, which, uh, is
[02:51.08] A darn sight easier than working. And, uh, when this stranger joins
[02:57.25] The group, there's a chill sweeps over the boys. Uh, Paddy being, he
[03:03.53] Had his audience well in hand, and, uh, he felt this sudden chill
[03:11.63] He didn't know just what caused it, but he suspected. So he finished
[03:16.68] That story, and, uh, gang got up. I said, well, Paddy says, uh, well
[03:22.15] Boys, he says, uh, wait a minute, he says, I'll tell you another one
[03:26.35] So the gang, they were fired anyway, as they figured. Well, Paddy
[03:31.67] Says, uh, I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that I died and
[03:35.92] Went to heaven. And for miles upon countless thousands of miles
[03:42.61] I climbed the stairs until I stood before the great pearly gates
[03:48.91] I drew back my fist and I hit the door a rap. And an old gentleman
[03:52.84] With long white whiskers sticks his head out and he says, uh, and
[03:56.06] Who may you be? I says, I'm Paddy Burke. Oh, you are, are you? He
[04:00.92] Says, uh, where are you from? I says, I'm from Butte, Montana. Huh
[04:06.82] He says, I've had nobody from there for a long time, I'll tell you
[04:09.73] That. He says, I'll look you up in the book. Burke, is it? Yes
[04:13.11] I says, Paddy Burke, if you please. So, after a few minutes, he
[04:17.57] Sticks his head out again and he says, You can come in, Paddy, but
[04:21.62] You'll have to behave yourself. I says, uh, I will. So he opens the
[04:27.53] Gate a crack, and I stepped in. And old St. Peter, for it was no
[04:33.13] Less, he pressed a button, and here comes an angel, and he says, uh
[04:38.89] Angel, he says, take my friend Paddy down to the storeroom, and fit
[04:43.76] Him out. He says, give him a good pair of wings, and give him a
[04:47.99] Golden crown, size seven and a half, and give him a harp, and be sure
[04:52.54] It's in tune. So with that, we went away to the storeroom to get me
[04:59.49] Equipment. And after I was rigged out in the heavenly style, I was
[05:05.87] Turned over to another angel who took me out to show me the sights of
[05:09.08] Heaven. And twas the most magnificent place that the mind of man can
[05:16.89] Conceive of. The sidewalks were of solid gold. The doorknobs were of
[05:25.40] Great jewels. And the hosts of heaven were flitting about with their
[05:32.03] Wings outspread, and sitting on clouds, and strumming their harps
[05:36.47] And singing all the most glorious tunes that you ever heard. And the
[05:43.56] Angel said, well, we'll hurry or we'll be late for the great banquet
[05:49.66] So we went to the hall where the hosts of heaven were assembled. When
[05:54.11] We entered the hall, it took me breath away. It stretched away on
[05:59.94] Every side for miles and miles and miles as far as the eye could
[06:03.72] Carry at every direction. And here were the tables, fairly groaning
[06:08.97] With the most rare and delicate vines. We sat down to a meal of
[06:14.81] Nightingale's tongues and all manner of quaint and foreign
[06:21.65] Delicacies. And we drank the most rare and delicate wines. And the
[06:27.48] Goblets that we drank from were hollowed out of great emeralds and
[06:32.03] Rubies and diamonds. And they had waitresses flitting about, serving
[06:37.49] Everybody. And they were on roller skates that were jeweled like
[06:40.95] A railroader's watch. And of a sudden, all of a sudden, there was
[06:46.16] A hell of a commotion in heaven. And the word was passed around that
[06:49.51] Marcus Daly had died. And no sooner had the word been passed around
[06:54.88] Until there was a great fanfare of trumpets at the door. And a
[07:00.07] Voice was heard saying, Marcus Daly is here. And from the other end
[07:06.29] Of the hall, where the great golden throne was, came another voice
[07:13.01] Marcus Daly, welcome to heaven. Advance to the foot of the throne
[07:20.80] So the hosts of heaven parted. Like the river, like the Red Sea when
[07:25.52] The Israelites passed over. And Marcus Daly, all alone, walked down
[07:31.39] The aisle to the foot of the great golden throne. And Almighty God
[07:37.46] Arose and He says, Marcus, I bid you welcome. And turning to His
[07:43.82] Right hand He says, Come Jesus, get up and give Marcus your seat
[07:57.03]