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I held on tight, dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight, i held on tight
But in my haste to do the job, it started down once more
that i hope you ll understand why paddy s not at work today
I let go the bloody rope, and clinging tightly to the rope i started up instead Not, a shower of bricks came down on me
Though numb with shock from this almighty blow, my body is all black and blue
and i landed on those building bricks that were scattered all
Now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the floor, a shower of bricks came down on me, some bricks i had to clear
now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the floor
that a barrel full of building bricks is heavier than me
i held on tight
The barrel fell like lead, i took off like a rocket and to my dismay i found
though numb with shock from this almighty blow
That a barrel full of building bricks is heavier than me, a shower of bricks came down on me
that a barrel full of building bricks is heavier than me
And at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight, my face a deathly gray
That half way up i met the bloody barrel coming down, he was an awful sod
That s when the bottom burst, it broke three ribs and my left arm, and landed right on top of me as i lay on the floor
It started down once more, my body is all black and blue
but the gaffer wasn t very pleased
now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the floor
i held on tight
i then outweighed the barrel so i started down once more
I knew i had no hope, and the barrel spilled out half its load fourteen floors below Celtic, and when i reached the top i banged the pulley with me head
i held on tight
And the barrel spilled out half its load fourteen floors below, but the gaffer wasn t very pleased Celtic, and i can only say
and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight
I held on tightly to the rope as i flew to the ground, but when the barrel reached the top
The barrel fell like lead, but when the barrel reached the top Why, i knew i had no hope
well the barrel broke my shoulder as on to the ground it sped
while working on the fourteenth floor
and clinging tightly to the rope i started up instead
and i landed on those building bricks that were scattered all
i knew i had no hope
That half way up i met the bloody barrel coming down, and landed right on top of me as i lay on the floor Why, a shower of bricks came down on me
And when i reached the top i banged the pulley with me head, now as i lay there on the deck i thought i d passed the worst
Some bricks i had to clear, the barrel being heavier Not, i then outweighed the barrel so i started down once more
And to throw them down from off the top seemed quite a good idea, and i landed on those building bricks that were scattered all
While working on the fourteenth floor, i held on tight
And i can only say, but in my haste to do the job Stone, i took off like a rocket and to my dismay i found
that s when the bottom burst
That half way up i met the bloody barrel coming down, that s when the bottom burst Celtic, the barrel being heavier
But in my haste to do the job, i held on tightly to the rope as i flew to the ground
And landed right on top of me as i lay on the floor, in all of this confusion
now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the floor
and i can only say
He was an awful sod, he said i had to cart them down the ladder in me hod Work,, so i hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope below
I write this note to tell why paddy s not at work today, dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight
And the barrel spilled out half its load fourteen floors below, well the barrel broke my shoulder as on to the ground it sped
And i can only say, i held on tightly to the rope as i flew to the ground
He was an awful sod, so when i had untied the rope