Noel Murphy - Murphy and the Bricks (Pat Cooksey)

This is Noel Murphys version of a very funny song written by Pat Cooksey and first sung in the Dyer's Arms, in Coventry England. It's real name is 'The Sick Note', and came from an original joke from Gerard Hoffnung back in the 1950s. I has been released by many artists and under many titles including: WHY PADDY'S NOT AT WORK TODAY
THE BRICKLAYERS SONG
DEAR BOSS
PADDY AND THE BARRELL
MURPHY AND THE BRICKS

The above song under all alternative titles has always been and remains the sole copyright of the original writer, PAT COOKSEY.

This version is posted on YouTube with the kind permission of Pat Cooksey.
If you would like to see the lyrics or to learn more about it, then you may visit Pat Cookseys website at:
http://www.patcooksey.com/lyric_the_sick_note.html

Category:

Music

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• noel
• murphy
• murphys
• bricks
• bricklayer
• barrel
• sick
• note
• pat
• cooksey

[AngelaTheTrombonist]

My grandparents think that this is hilarious...am I missing something?

[conniff44]

@AngelaTheTrombonist

Are you saying you don't find it funny ??

[loperspest]

Why are people laughing? I mean, schadenfreude much?

[conniff44]

Germans are well known worldwide for not having a sense of humour, I think you have just proved the case.

[loperspest]

@conniff44

Considering that schadenfreude means pleasure at others misfortune, I think they do. Seriously, I like a good cartoon buffeting, I love Looney Tunes, but this is too real to be funny, IMO.

FYI, I am as German as Yorkshire Pudding.

[conniff44]

My apologies. I used an online translator so they aren't as good as they profess to be.

I stand corrected and don't forget the roast beef to go with the Yorkies.

[BigFatManPie]

i live across the road from noel hes a beast, he keeps us up all night with his kirk hammet wahpounder solos from the roof of his house with his 4 marshall stacks

[lcfc1972]

i heard it this morning on R2 whilst driving into London and i couldn't stop laughing and have played it numerous times to colleagues in all our offices.. best thing that Kennedy girl has played since!!!!?

[ThePackDogWalks]

I heard this version on the radio when I was in my Gramps' house years ago. At that time with no Internet, I could never find who sang the song, eventually I found The Corries' version on a comedy CD and was so delighted that I bought it for Gramps for his birthday, we lost him in August last year and last night my mum gave me the CD, she found it while she was clearing the house. On here looking through some Corries stuff and saw this, it is great to hear this version again! So funny! :D

[lemonsalamander]

if some dude was telling you this, calm as could be, and is still alive...you have to laugh in disbelief....the way im doing now at the possibility of someone not finding this at least somewhat amusing. Goldarn office people and your friggin futons

[robbietj1964]

Oh come on..... It's Humour, and thats laughing at other folks misfortune, Thats Life............ Go get some Laurel @ Hardy.......... have a few whiskeys........ and let your hair down........ It makes the world a better place with laughter........ Rob J x

[saturnfiverocket]

Someone put his "whiskey in the jar " version on, please

[Debisawesome]

HAHA love it!!

BTW: is ANYONE having a problem with that new STUPID Reddit tab??  in leaving comments on youtube? Google screws up everything!!

[deamonfate]

@AngelaTheTrombonist pay attention to the lyrics. it's a sick note that Pat Cooksey made back in the day, this was made into a song, it's basically explaining what happened to him and why he's off work.

[jestersmurf12]

only one word can describe this song.......classic

[gnwillou]

For those a little sensitive....."No builders, barrows or bricks were harmed in the making of this song".....

[NickellNo1]

It was a waste of time putting pictures up for this video. I had so many tears of laughter I couldn't see them anyway.Absolutely hilarious no matter what the kraut says.

[AngelaTheTrombonist]

@conniff44 yeah, I don't get what's supposed to be so funny about it...are you saying that you DO find it funny?