The Bricklayers Song

[optimalzeeeee]

i used to love this song...

But then i took an arrow to the knee

[AdKe1955]

Hilarious!!! :D

[lugnut1000000]

As a bricklayer myself, i have to say. This has to be one of the funniest things i have ever heard. I think i might try this one with my boss see what he says. I can see it now... " Get your tools, you're down the road"

[slabbie66]

The best version is by alan deane the belfast busker.

[awesomedudelolz1]

But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see, that a barrel full of building bricks,

is heavier then me!

[mcdago62]

love this song!!! lol thank you

[MegaBumblebee666]

Still cracks me up every time I watch it

[ToastedKitten]

Is this a country singer trying to sing this song?

[nemissouria1]

i remember the first I heard this song. I was riding with my father we both laugh so hard we almost started to cry. it bring back a good time I had with my father

[hawickman]

We will always argue whether it was an Irish brickie in Glasgow or a Glasgow brickie in The London

[whatsthis1888]

he sounds a bit like david hasselhof :P

[Beelzebubblensqueak]

Fun though this is, it's not a patch on the original version of the story created by the late and brilliant Gerard Hoffnung - as others have pointed out - presented by him at his 1958 Address to the Oxford Union. I find it disingenouous of The Corries and other performers of this song not to have acknowledged the source of their inspiration.

Do please take the time to listen to the original story, related by the unique Mr Hoffnung. You'll find it immensely rewarding!

[hawickman]

No disrespect, but you need to be Sots or Irish to get away with this

[Kwakmanonthebay]

@hawickman - no disrespect but it was written by an Englishman!

[OswaldsNightingale]

@hawickman No disrespect, but Americans get away with this all the time

[tina6581]

The Corries version of this song is infinitely batter. The timing of the lines and the delivery in this version are too rushed. It kills the impact of the story.

[dbell499]

@albinorhinoTK because people who likes it maybe wants no no u dont a that fine so therefore i dont care lol

[dbell499]

i have a friend how makes up things like that hes quite famous here in ireland message me and ill tell u his name you can search him

[albinorhinoTK]

@dbell499 why would we care though?

[andrewlewis963]

did poor murphy get a sick note?

[sugarbear2155]

LMAO THIS ROCKS LOL

[sugarbear2155]

LMAO THIS ROCKS LOL

[Dovewing2424]

Horrible. The audio sucks. It's not real. It's no good

[CrazyKacsaHUN]

mi akar ez lenni:(:S

[KieranMac2000]

like if your a scot

[cpnstav]

Thanks for posting this its a great version and I rank it as good as Gerard Hoffnung's very well done

[hickstim69]

LOL nice

[TherealMrChristophel]

SCOT'S! NOT IRISH IT'S A SCOT'S BALLAD! ARRRRRRGH! (lol joke but seriously it's scottish)

[blanchmat]

you need the dubliners singin that

[mastergx1]

heard a great version of this by a small group led by a singer nicknamed panda, tried and failed to find that version but this is the next best thing - funny song

[hawickman]

Scottish brickie. Knows his job, do you know what a hod is?

[alamanderflash]

@hawickman An open box on a pole for carrying bricks over the shoulder

[hawickman]

Bad day gone worse. Scotsman, realised...God help me, I live in Southern England and I am happy

[Emmettdoyle1]

That has to be the worst version of that song I've ever heard, anybody wants to hear the proper version search for the dubliners, the sick note... and its was Paddy not Murphy you idiot.....

[Munch4700]

@Emmettdoyle1 I agree.. This is not the original song and his name was Paddy..

[weareveryloud]

this suck,, well this version sucks

[rosemarie443]

this should not have happened but it makes a good song. if when the barrell came down the first time and he went back to the roof if he would have let go of the stupid rope nothing else would have happened./

[rosemarie443]

you should have let go of the rope

[hawickman]

Give the credit where it's due. THE CORRIES

[Spartaface5000]

I have it on cd and it is hilarious!!!

[MrDorset11]

This is the best version I have heard, good on you keep up the good work.

[superspecial25]

this is the crapest version i have ever heard

[123TauruZ321]

@superspecial25 Agree with you

[globetrotterfh12]

this is no gud compared to dubliners version

[enck6]

He should of sayed home

[iTOUCHiPODS321]

Whoever Reads This Comment.. Please Do Me A Favour And Listen2 The Real Version.. Its By The Dubliners And Its A Million Times Better :]

[eiremasmor]

Sorry but for me this is probably the worst version of this song i'v ever heard, From the accent to the americanised lyric changes its not a patch on the The dubliners version 'the sick note'.

[aberdeencat]

@eiremasmor still nothing compared to the corries orginal version :-)

[AdamGibson8]

Grant Gibson if your watching this get off of runescape!!!

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post. This is an urban legend.

[stuarttootell]

I well remember this ditty in a poetic form from the late 1960s. it was presented by the late Gerrad Hoffnung whose delivery of the poem was indeed very dramatic and amusing.

I found this rendering also funny and melodic and indeed nostalgic.

Thanks for up loading it and making it public.

[arggggggg2]

i like paddys day off better same song with slight changes (and made first)

[hehirs]

u need to hear the originals guys this is so off the mark. im irish and i nearly puked listening to this

[Thearl]

This is an urban legend.

[cannywf1]

This should be called "The Labourers Song".

[dryspud]

You mispelled his name it's Stevens, not Stephens

[cormackjames]

The Corries do it best! This version is terrible.

[xReViVeD]

@cormackjames I agree, The Corries version is waaaay better. I found this version first and when I started listening I felt like running out my room screaming. I knew this song originally from The Corries, so this was just... horrible. But the song is great non the less

[themightycorkman]

Shit, YANK!

[ElCommandante42]

Please, who made this version? I think it's awsome! :P

[dryspud]

I think it's Ray Stevens

[MrDorset11]

@ElCommandante42

So Do i

[kulch1sa]

seanboxall is right. NOEL MURPHY's is the best version by far...but even he has a few versions. The best one is when he refers to the bricklayer as Paddy, but I cant find it anywhere.

[Woutah2dmaX]

It's the one from the dublinners, called the sick note

[physcogirl14liz4life]

bad version, i've heard better

[seanboxall]

the best version is by noel murphy

[asbpab1966]

ROTFLMAO!!!

[asbpab1966]

This is a better version then the others which leave out the second collision with the barrel. One suggestion: since the singer does not have an Irish accent, he should not use "me" for "my."

[TheChainlinkFence]

AWESOMENESS to the 10th power

[xamy66x]

this is a horrible version

[roddy2k8]

what a bad version "murphy and the bricks" is the best

[Revaris]

the singer is a bit typically country-esque but i must say parts of this made me lol hard

[chuzz123]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY this makes me angry at america :L

[Weste58]

I sent this to a friend of mine who lives in Ireland and she fell over laughing...you have no sense of humour chairde

[chairde]

I guess humor doesn't always translate across cultures. I do not find this to be funny. It is demeaning to Irish people and to working people in general. I painfully waited through this whole song looking for some crumbs of humor but I couldn't find any.

[chuzz123]

sonny the dubliners sang this first but nonetheless that us version is a piece of SHITE!

[pinseeker1957]

lighten up

[chairde]

Well I did notice that some people say that this version is the worst. It sounds like George Bush singing about bricklayers. It is awful. Sorry but I just don't like it.

[jihadforwhat]

When I listened to this song the first time I thought of the Obama administration and his congress. It also is an accurate description of Martha Coakley's senate campaign.

[kyle1058]

At first i thought george bush was singing this...

[andrewlewis963]

never put an irishman in charge of the hoist

[MightyMikey123]

fuck you goodywill without us youll be living in a box ya prick

[GoodyWillPwnJ00]

Bricky's are all moany arse holes.

Shame more of you cunts wont fall of a scaffoldin and die.

[pukedragon]

lmao!

[unklemac]

prick

[aidolirish]

well said

[aidantim]

goodywillpwnjoo- shut ur fucking mouth u asshole wat would u know !! ur prob still sittin in ur office ! uve never been up scaffold and prob never put ur hands near a brick or block!!! so shut up mouthin u faggot !! buildins reli hard but wat would u no u onli listen till the builders moan !! u faggotypiece of shit

[MightyMikey123]

@GoodyWillPwnJ00

fuck you goodywill without us youll be living in a box ya prick

[dn2badboys]

goodwill wots the matter av yu been bullied all ur lyf or sumet wen yu wer young birckys are the makers of england n tell ur mum the slack bitch to teach yu sum manners yu daft twat

[GoodyWillPwnJ00]

@dn2badboys

FUCK ENGLAND

Perhaps when your mum was lying on her back getting shagged off of the acoholics down the street for a tenner a shot she should have instead TEACHED YOU TO SPELL.

Away and stick your dick in mortar you prick.

Lol brickies "fuck it, just throw it up" I know you cunts all your work is terrible, rarely do you see a good brickie, usually his work is shit when hes a spazzy who cant spell or understand common sense like you.

[dn2badboys]

ooooooo yur mums pussys so wide wen me n ma boys went to r*** her we fort narrrrrrr it fukin stank tell the mucky slag to get a wash 4 god sake loooooooool pussy id knock fuk out of ya, yu little tof suk ur mum rude boy...........

[GoodyWillPwnJ00]

@dn2badboys

Why would i even care what you think?

lol you dont even know me.

Your trying to prolong a pathetic internet arguement and you spell like a 5 year old with down syndrome.

Go and build a wall then run into it.

[Gothicanime20]

@GoodyWillPwnJ00 Flaming back is never the answer.

[kickinoverya]

Ha!All trades are dangerous.But this song is so funny!

[dn2badboys]

suk ur mum pussyhole ye ye uno wot to do ...........fuk off yu muggy cunt

[HIKMIESTER]

By far the best version & original is titled 'the bricks' by Noel Murphy! this and numerous others are on a cd...The Quality of Murphy...entertaining, amusing & poignant.

[peskylisa]

OMG!

[ctrlalt66]

my grandad has got this song and it is by the dubliners

[32talEire]

This is not a good version if you want the best version look up the Dubliners version, it's called "the sick note btw"!

[4stringswing]

The song is called "The Sick Note" or "Paddy's Sick Note" Not the bricklayers song

[goingonlyroad]

I love Ireland, wish I could go there one day..

[bigkid2422]

i do to. favourite country of all :)

[MrDorset11]

It makes me cry from laughing, I wish I could sing.

[thegreatjojo1]

When an irish person sings it,it sounds much better (the accent makes it better in my opinion) but its still a good song

[mmsmile2008]

You have no ideal how truely funny this video is! I was sent the link to this by the man in my life who can very much relate....

[xxxfalloutfanxxx]

its called the sick note nt the bricklayers song but a good video

[TheFireMonkey]

Actually this version is called The Bricklayer Song but you are right that a number of artists recorded it under tthe tile The Sick Note before Ray Stevens did this version, but the original song was written by Pat Cooksey and that was called Patty and the Barrel.

[trymebill]

when ever i have a "bad day" i call up this wonderful song ,no matter who sings it it banishes all my problems, if the rest of the world would sit down and listen life would change, laughter is lifes medicine, pass it on to all you know.....i have

[campainr]

They don't make them like that anymore

[kfales12175]

I haven't heard this song since I was a kid. It still makes me cry from laughing so damn hard!

[pizza1960man]

The "Mythbusters" recreated the incident on one of their shows

[black1333]

I mean the original is made by The Dubliners. And I think their version is better, So if you like this, try to hear it with the dubliners, just search for:

The Dubliners - The Sick Note

or find it out in related videoes.

-Black1333

[1M005E1]

5*'s thanks for posting this wonderful lil tune.And to the singer, whomever he was.

[IcePhnix42]

Ray Stevens sang this version, I must say I like this one best ;-)

[RIProrygallagher]

The falsified Irish accent destroys this rendition. Yanks saying "me" instead of my just makes me sick.. ugh..

[Lsandsy]

HaHa thats kinda funny!

[spyroxxcynder]

this is dubliners sick note they copyrighted it those shall pay one day

[soraofthemist]

murphy's law

what can go wrong will go wrong

thats why its funny his name is murphy

[Aldev]

IN the original his name's actually Paddy....

[asbpab1966]

His name is Paddy Murphy,

[spinynorman230]

@soraofthemist Robertson's corollary to Murphy's Law.

Murphy was an optimist.

[c227100]

@soraofthemist

I've got the original version by Gerrard Hoffnung, who did the scetch in the 1950s at the Oxford Union.

[soraofthemist]

alot of peaple don't know why it's funny his name is murphy

the reason it's funny is because it means

Murphy's Law

what wll go wrong will go wrong

[alamanderflash]

@soraofthemist Exactly, how anyone could miss that is beyond me.

[Snapessister26]

This poor workman- it could be my boyfriend..;)

[straffster2]

loool

[QueenOfCupcakes]

Heh... Mythbusters confirmed most of this.

[olfox88]

relly all of it i seen the show all though buster is no irish man hows used to broken ribs from bar fights (lol)

[rsbjim]

Sorry his name is actually Gerard Hoffnung, and the clip is entitled the bricklayers lament

[rsbjim]

In my opinion the best version of this song on You tube is by Noel Murphy, and is entitled Murphy and the bricks, although by far the best version is the address by Gerrard Hoffnung which is also availabe on You tube, check out this version for the best in comic timing ever!

[s4ul0t]

personaly i think this one is better

[rsbjim]

Allow me to clarify one or two things.

a. This song was written by and is the copyright of PAT COOKSEY. Its original title is The Sick Note

b. It is based on GERRARD HOFFNUNG'S address to the Oxford union in 1958

C. It has been performed as a song by many artists, under several different titles including:

WHY PADDY'S NOT AT WORK TODAY

THE BRICKLAYERS SONG

DEAR BOSS

MURPHY AND THE BRICKS

d. It was first performed as a song by Pat Cooksey at the Dyers Arms in Coventry.

[Jonotinker]

This sounds like when you press the demo key on a dodgy keyboard.

God save us all.

[m81meg81]

shut up you bollox!!!

[Jonotinker]

hmmm, how does 'no' sit with you?

[AthyMick]

ye know what it is lads, its the very same as some disasterous band singing the Irish National Anthem in English. if yer not from ther.... dont even go there. fukin coon!

[DraggingNeedles]

Reading the comments I had to laugh, since Ray Stevens was the original one who sang this song!

[Mrmcgourty]

What aload of shit.. you have just ruined a song. You must be a butcher.

[bananachip33]

Whoever is singing this has ruined a perfectly good song by the Corries. If you listen to this song with a Scottish accent it sounds a million times better than when an American atempts to be Irish.

[seanobrien321]

the dubliners version is the best...

[seanobrien321]

Its not by the corries...but they did do a great version of it...an irishman wrote it...

[rockandrollstar1]

thanks very much

for trying to destroy the ways of our country

you fucking cunt!!

[sheanio89]

with all due respect, that was very painful to listen to.

[donie252]

this is like britney spears trying to sing the fields of athenry.a god awful version.sounds like a nursery ryhme.

[blake2go]

Excellent! see Gerhard Hoffnungs original, much more pithy, but I like this song and will try it in my show.

[seanobrien321]

what are you on about??? Pat Clooskey Wrote it....

[DavidNealon91]

For fuck sake leave it to the professionals please dont ruin a good song.

[partack1]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[flashcles]

yanks cant sing this song

[minimunch117]

IRISH ONE BETTER

[cmaka]

fuck me sideways this guy should be put down

[Bosephis1234]

I don't see why this video has all negative comments, Ray Stevens is one of the best musicians and comedians

[seanobrien321]

Because the Dubliners did the definitave version and this sounds terrible in comparison...

[balfnet]

Listen to The Dubliners sing it. You'd never listen to this version again.

[bennyfaethebrig]

the Corries are just as good

[apppleofeye]

Yea this is a lame version

[nathanwebb4]

my dad knows the person who wrote the original and hes irish and it sounds fuckin american nob singin it

[Ganjus]

what is this fucking bad kareoke?

[cray0752]

what a cool tune

[xsfan101]

XD

Murphy's Law!

"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."

XD

[chill2494]

ooooooooooooo i didnt make the conection

thx

[noelfahy]

what a pile of donkey shit..

[flyinganal]

what the hell is this shit?

[03lb12762]

listen to dubliners version called the sick note, miles better

[stinkypooz]

This is one of the most terrible versions i have heard of this song ever! Fake crappy sounding laughter on top of some cheap ass keyboard sound and fake drums, with a guy who has the absolute worst accent to be singing this song, should be singing in a disney movie or something by the sound of him!!!!! Just terrible, to hear how it should sound watch or listen to The Corries or any Irish or Scotsman singing it!!

[reddawn1011]

your user name explains everything you say.

[Fishcakes4all]

u r sooo right - worst version ever of a great song

[akbuk88]

What a fuckin insult to bricklayers.

Ye yanks want to cop on and learn wat a hard

days work is.

And yes i am irish u bogtrotter.

[jockinabox]

i'm a hod carrier and this is the best excuse for fonin ye up in the morning, beats telling ye ma Da's dead, again lol. terrible accent though

[Fishcakes4all]

its a fuckin Irish song u moron! - this is just some american singing it!

[Zutaragirl22]

I love this song I find it really funny and my grandad has this one CD and I listen to it in the car when ever I can!

[seanobrien321]

why not listen to a better version?

[bloodlust4evr]

only a hodcarreir

[jockinabox]

Only a hod carrier? , we make the world go round! lol, wasnt for us all the brickies on price work wouldnt make a shilling, 3 way split or £120 a day, no excuses , no arguments, we know how good we are and so do they lol

[IlovekellyRBanks]

u sing it shit, corries do it better

[x42brown]

Though I prefer the Corries, this is ok.