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The Sick Note

A song in the key of G

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Words by Pat Cooksey
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Sheet Music for "The Sick Note"The Sick NoteThe Bricklayer's Songsong0502202520554502333325520502023503235202052025022025205545Dear Sir, I write this note to you to tell you of me plightAnd at the time of writing I am not a pretty sightMe body is all black and blue, me face a deathly grayAnd I write this note to say why Paddy's not at work todayWhile working on the fourteenth floor some bricks I had to clearNow to throw the bricks from such a height was not a good ideaThe foreman wasn't very pleased, he being an awkward sodHe said I'd have to cart them down the ladders in me hodNow clearing all these bricks by hand it was so very slowSo I hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope belowBut in me haste to do the job I was too blind to seeThat a barrel full of building bricks was heavier than meSo when I untied the rope the barrel fell like leadAnd clinging tightly to the rope I started up insteadI shot up like a rocket 'til to my dismay I foundThat halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming downWell, the barrel broke me shoulder as to the ground it spedAnd when I reached the top I banged the pulley with me headI clung on tight though numb with shock from this almighty blowAnd the barrel spilled out half the bricks fourteen floors belowNow, when these bricks had fallen from the barrel to the floorI then outweighed the barrel and so started down once moreStill clinging tightly to the rope I sped towards the groundAnd I landed on the broken bricks that were all scattered roundWell, I lay there groaning on the ground I thought I'd passed the worstWhen the barrel hit the pulley wheel and then the bottom burstA shower of bricks rained down on me, I hadn't got a hopeAs I lay there moaning on the ground, I let go the bloody ropeThe barrel then being heavier it started down once moreAnd landed right across me as I lay upon the floorIt broke three ribs and my left arm and I can only sayThat I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work todayTranscription: id:hn-song-44History:Words by Pat Cooksey
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Abc notation for The Sick Note
X:2216 T:Sick Note, The T:Bricklayer's Song, The R:song H:Words by Pat Cooksey Z:id:hn-song-44 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G
D | G2A B2B | D2E G2B | A2G G2F | G3 z (AB) | c2c c2c | B2d d2B | A2G A2B | A3 z2 B | c2d e2c | B2c d2B | A2B A2G | E3 z DE | G2A B2B | D2E G2B | A2G G2F | G3 z2 || W:Dear Sir, I write this note to you to tell you of me plight W:And at the time of writing I am not a pretty sight W:Me body is all black and blue, me face a deathly gray W:And I write this note to say why Paddy's not at work today W: W:While working on the fourteenth floor some bricks I had to clear W:Now to throw the bricks from such a height was not a good idea W:The foreman wasn't very pleased, he being an awkward sod W:He said I'd have to cart them down the ladders in me hod W: W:Now clearing all these bricks by hand it was so very slow W:So I hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope below W:But in me haste to do the job I was too blind to see W:That a barrel full of building bricks was heavier than me W: W:So when I untied the rope the barrel fell like lead W:And clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead W:I shot up like a rocket 'til to my dismay I found W:That halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming down W: W:Well, the barrel broke me shoulder as to the ground it sped W:And when I reached the top I banged the pulley with me head W:I clung on tight though numb with shock from this almighty blow W:And the barrel spilled out half the bricks fourteen floors below W: W:Now, when these bricks had fallen from the barrel to the floor W:I then outweighed the barrel and so started down once more W:Still clinging tightly to the rope I sped towards the ground W:And I landed on the broken bricks that were all scattered round W: W:Well, I lay there groaning on the ground I thought I'd passed the worst W:When the barrel hit the pulley wheel and then the bottom burst W:A shower of bricks rained down on me, I hadn't got a hope W:As I lay there moaning on the ground, I let go the bloody rope W: W:The barrel then being heavier it started down once more W:And landed right across me as I lay upon the floor W:It broke three ribs and my left arm and I can only say W:That I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work today
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