Lyr Req: Sick Note / Why Paddy's Not at Work Today

Subject: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 09:47 PM

great site! I ned the lyrics to an obsure humor song about a worker who has a hilarious set of coincidences happen to him in an accident at work and ends in a letter to his boss saying " so I hope you'll under stand why I won't be in to work today". Has anyone heard of this

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 09:53 PM

Hi - we have it in our database, just click here. Note the "Click to play" link at the bottom of the lyrics, which indicates we also have the tune.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: campfire
Date: 26 Sep 00 - 09:57 PM

Dang it Joe, ya beat me!! AGAIN!!! And I learned to make clicky things now and everything.

campfire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: GUEST,Chris Flint
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 12:28 PM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: GUEST,Chris Flint
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 12:39 PM

Hi< Sorry, I pressed the wrong button. I first heard the excuse song long before I listened to folk music on a record by Gerard Hoffnung ( he of musical cartoons fame )and I believe it was called the Bricklayers Lament. It was performed as a poem along with other humorous poems such as A french Widow In Every Bedroom ( based on misprinted guide books )unfortunately I no Longer have the record and can't say whether Hofnung wrote the poem. I haven't managed to aquire a copy of the record yet but am still looking

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: sophocleese
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 01:50 PM

Gerard Hoffnung Live at the Oxford Union. My parent's had/have a copy of this record. I'll see if its still around and then, if you're in dire straits Chris, I could get a tape made of it for you.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From: GUEST,Chris Flint
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 04:49 PM

HI Sophocleese and thank you. If practical and poss that would be great. What always puzzles me is where do all the records I used to have go 'cos I don't remember throwing them away or lending them and not getting them back.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: need lyrics to worker's excuse song
From:
Date: 27 Sep 00 - 04:58 PM

Chris, perhaps to the missing sock repository?