The Bricklayer's Song Lyrics - Singles - The Corries

Dear Sir I Write This Note To You To Tell You Of My Plight 

For At The Time Of Writing It I'm Not A Pretty Sight 

My Body Is All Black And Blue, My Face A Deathly Grey 

And I Write This Note To Say Why I Am Not At Work Today 

Whilst Working On The 14th Floor Some Bricks I Had To Clear 

But Tossing Them Down From Such A Height Was Not A Good Idea 

The Foreman Wasn't Very Pleased He Is An Awkward Sod 

And He Said I Had To Cart Them Down The Ladders In Me Hod 

Clearing All These Bricks By Hand It Was So Very Slow 

So I Hoisted Up A Barrel And Secured A Rope Below 

But In Me Haste To Do The Job, I Was Too Blind To See 

That A Barrel Full Of Building Bricks Was Heavier Than Me 

And So When I Untied The Rope The Barrel Fell Like Lead 

And Clinging Tightly To The Rope I Started Up Instead 

I Shot Up Like A Rocket, And To My Dismay I Found 

That Halfway Up I Met The Bloody Barrel Coming Down 

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Well The Barrel Broke Me Shoulder As To The Ground It Sped 

And When I Reached The Top I Banged The Pulley With Me Head 

But I Clung On Tightly None With Shock From This Almighty Blow 

While The Barrel Spilled Out Half Its Bricks Some 14 Floors Below 

When These Bricks Had Fallen From The Barrell To The Floor 

I Then Outweighed The Barrel And So Started Down Once More 

But I Clung On Tightly To The Rope My Body Racked With Pain 

And Halfway Down I Met The Bloody Barrel Once Again 

Now The Force Of This Collision Halfway Down The Office Block 

Caused Multiple Abrasions And A Nasty Case Of Shock 

But I Clung On Tightly To The Rope As I Fell Towards The Ground 

And I Landed On The Broken BRicks The Barrel Had Scatterred Round. 

Now As I Lay There On The GRound I Thought I'd Passed The Worst 

But The Barrel Hit The Pulley Wheel And Then The Bottom Burst 

A Shower Of Bricks Rained Down On Me I Didn't Have A Hope 

As I Lay There Bleeding On The Ground I Let Go The Bloody Rope 

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The Barrel Now Being Heavier So Started Down Once More 

It Landed Right Across Me As I Lay There On The Floor 

It Broke Three Ribs And My Left Arm And I Can Only Say 

I Hope You'll Understand Why I Am Not At Work Today