pnut Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Being a masonry laborer when I was younger is a contributing factor to my back problems. Carrying two tongs of bricks up a couple stories is hard work and I don't miss it. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Makes me think of "The Sick Note" by The Dubliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frosty Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Glad my name isn't Paddy. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 It may be the song that Chris mentioned where at an Irishman's wake the corpse is revived because Irish whisky is spilled on him when things get rowdy that there is the line, "In the eyes of the world he carried a hod." "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 The part that I thought about is: "While working on the 14th floor, some bricks I had to clear Now, to throw them down from such a height was not a good idea The foreman wasn't very pleased, he being an awkward sod He said I'd have to cart them down the ladders in me hod" I'll leave the fun part for the interested reader to find, as a paraphrased retelling doesn't do it justice. A quick Google search brings up the lyrics and the YouTube video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 This has been around, in various forms, since the '60s, at least. My favorite line is "At this point I lost my presence of mind." "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Oh listen to the song! It's a little hard to understand the fellow until he starts singing then it comes through clear. How many times did he get hit in the head? I lost count. I do admire his determination in not letting go of the rope till the end. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I've heard it as a song but I originally heard it as prose version which ends with, "I respectfully request sick leave." "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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