The song is sometimes called why paddys not at work today. My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray and i write this note to say why paddys not at work today. Leave a comment for the dubliners the sick note murphy. The dubliners the sick note murphy and the bricks lyrics. And i write this note to say why paddys not at work today. Letssingit is a crowdsourced lyrics database, created by and maintained by people just like you. Paddy lay back lyrics and chords irish music daily. This nonfiction book is the best one i have ever read about the irish potato famine of 184647. Perhaps recorded during the period they performed with john molloy at the gate theatre. I asked for more, i stood by your atlantic sea, and i sang a song for ireland drinking all the day, in old pubs where fiddlers love to play, saw one touch the bow, he played a reel that seamed so grand and gay, i stood on dingle beach and.
Redding celebrates poetry month mark twain library. Prelude to hatred from the worlds largest community of readers. Traditional irish music irish songs with chords and lyrics. Aug 08, 2018 2 paddysbooks stores at the top, then all the paddysbooks related stuff on the left, and all the anime motorcycle club stuff on the right. Although pat cooksey is the original writer of the sick note lyrics, and the first singer, the sick note has been sung and recorded by countless artists. Its then the teardrops fall on my way to america will i ever see home once more im leaving behind the one i love paddys green shamrock shore the ship she lies in anchor standing by the quay my fortune bright shine down each night as we sail out over the sea many ships have been lost many lives it cost on the journey that lies before with a tear in my eye i am bidding goodbye to paddys. Paddys day on an exceptionally high note of conversation and debauchery. The sick note reinoud weidema, rob smaling, the dubliners, tom steenbergen. Me body is all black and blue, me face a deathly gray and i write this note to say why paddys not at work. Dear sir, i write this note to you to tell you of me plight and at the time of. The dubliners were an irish folk band founded in dublin in 1962 as the ronnie drew ballad. Young dubliners paddys green shamrock shore lyrics. The heart of irish folk by various artists on amazon music.
Pattys day but can still be appreciated then check out this welldone compilation. The poor worker nearly got killed on the job but i am laughing anyway. Jun 04, 2008 the dubliners the sick note performed by sean cannon. And i write this note to tell you why paddy s not at work today.
While working on the 14th floor some bricks i had to clear. My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray and i. From the sound of them, i would guess they are very early recordings possibly predating the dubliners. While working on the fourteenth floor some bricks i had. The dubliners song for ireland lyrics songmeanings. This is a searchable list of irish traditional music transcriptions by tune, type, musician, instrument, group or album. The sick note lyrics by the dubliners original song full. The sick note was written by singer songwriter pat cooksey. Description of the book paddys lament, ireland 1846 1847. Suddenly, in 1846, an unknown and uncontrollable disease turned the potato crop to inedible slime, and all ireland was threatened. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell ya of me plight, and at the time of writing, i am not a pretty sight. Since 1982 he has been a guitarist for the dubliners and their followupband the dublin legends. That i hope youll understand why paddys not at work.
Although pat cooksey is the original writer of the sick note lyrics, and the first singer, the sick note has been sung and recorded by countless artists around the world over the last four decades. Also recorded by the dubliners with sean cannon on vocals. Song for ireland lyrics the dubliners song for ireland. That i hope youll understand why paddys not a work today. We have captured 10 of our favorite irish songs in an ebook we call an. Below you will find the original text of the sick note. Dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray i write this note to tell why paddys not at work today while working on the fourteenth floor, some bricks i had to clear and to throw them down from off the top seemed quite a good idea. This is an hilarious note to the boss from an employee telling the boss why he could not come in to work.
While working on the fourteenth floor, some bricks i had to clear and to throw them down from off the top seemed quite a good idea but. The sick note c g c dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight f c g and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight f c g f my body is all black and blue, my face a deadly gray c g c i write this note to tell why paddy s not at work today v 2. My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray and i write this note to say why paddy s not at work today. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell me of me plight, and at the time of writing, i am not a pretty sight. Paddys sick note lyrics performed by the dubliners. Music of ireland ceol traidisiunta na heireann 704,998 views. And i write this note to say, why paddys not at work today. Dear sir, i write this note to you to tell you of me plight.
I write this note to you to tell you how me played. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell you of my plight for at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grey and i write this note to say why paddy s not at work today. Lettermore, fainne gael an lae, cill chais and humorous a cappella songs like the waterford boys, the pool song or the sick note. The john byrne band is led by former patricks head front man and dublin native john byrne. And at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight, my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grey, and i write this note to say why paddy s not at work today. And i write this note to say, why paddy s not at work today. Songs all ages songs kids songs irish songs sea shanties. I wrote this song under it s original title paddy and the barrell in 1969, and first performed it in the dyers arms in coventry at this time, and in 1972 sean cannon, later to become a member of the dubliners.
The sick note murphy and the bricks official lyrics by the dubliners. Dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray i write this note to tell why paddy s not at work today while working on the fourteenth floor, some bricks i had to clear and to throw them down from off the top seemed quite a good idea. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell you of me plight, and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight. The sick note lyrics and guitar chords by the dubliners. Walking all the day near tall towers where falcons build their nests silver wings they fly, they know the call for freedom in their breasts, saw black head against the sky where twisted rocks they run down to the sea living on your western shore, saw summer sun sets, i asked for more, i stood by your atlantic sea, and i sang a song for ireland drinking all the day, in old pubs where fiddlers. While working on the fourteenth floor some bricks i had to clear. The sick note the dubliners cover art, cover version finding.
The dubliners the sick note performed by sean cannon. Some versions are known as the bricklayer s song, dear boss and the excuse note. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell you of my plight for at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grey and i write this note to say why paddys not at work today. The dubliners paddys sick note lyrics songmeanings. Check out the sick note by the dubliners on amazon music. Dear sir i write this note to you to inform you of me plight, and at the time of writing, i am not a pretty sight. Dear sir, i write this note to you to tell you of me plight and at the time of writing, i am not a pretty sight. Thomas galagher set out to discover why the irish everywhere had such dislike for, and lamented about, england, hence the title paddys lament being irish i grew up hearing a lot about the famine, the causes and englands part in the aftermath. Ireland in the mid1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop. And i write this note to tell you why paddys not at work today. Apr 01, 2008 check out the sick note by the dubliners on amazon music. The sick note song by the dubliners was written by pat cooksey.
We met some great people there and finished our st. Paddy lay back lyrics and chords print version twas a gcold and dreary morning in dedcember and d7all of my cmoney being gspent what day it was i amhardly can recmember amwhen gdown to the shippd7ing quay i gwent. Over a long number of years there has been much speculation concerning this song. Pat cooksey is very popular in my region and i saw him play two years ago at the bardentreffen in nurnberg with sean cannon in front of. The sick note or why paddys not at work today englishgerman introduction live performance from a concert in germany 1996. The dubliners the very best of the dubliners music. In 1996 ronnie drew quit the band, and paddy reilly came on to replace him.
I wrote this song under its original title paddy and the barrell in 1969, and first performed it in the dyers arms in coventry at this time, and in 1972 sean cannon, later to become a member of the dubliners. Home page news health news feed the front page news links sports news feed. The dubliners the sick note murphy and the bricks songtext dear sir, i write this note to you to tell you of me plight and at the time of writing, i am not a pretty sight. The heart of irish folk please retry amazon music unlimited. The sick note c g c dear sir i write this note to inform you of my plight f c g and at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight f c g f my body is all black and blue, my face a deadly gray c g c i write this note to tell why paddys not at work today v 2.
Sick note by dubliners video assignment essaypanthers. His first solo effort, after the wake, was released to great critical acclaim on both sides of the atlantic in 2010. Now this is a long time ago but i seem to remember that the author was one leonard cohen. Paddy s sick note lyrics performed by the dubliners. Paddy talks with siobhan dugan about the paddy obrien tune collection, and his unprecedented achievement of setting down 1,500 tunes for posterity, including set dances, slides, slow airs, harp tunes, hop jigs, single jigs, double jigs, slip jigs, walking marches and clan marches, and reels. And at the time of writing i am not a pretty sight, my body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grey, and i. Me body is all black and blue, me face a deathly gray. Sean cannon born 29 november 1940 in galway is an irish musician. Dear sir i write this note to you to tell me of me plight, and at the time of writing.
It s then the teardrops fall on my way to america will i ever see home once more im leaving behind the one i love paddy s green shamrock shore the ship she lies in anchor standing by the quay my fortune bright shine down each night as we sail out over the sea many ships have been lost many lives it cost on the journey that lies before with a tear in my eye i am bidding goodbye to paddy s. The dubliners the sick note lyrics letssingit lyrics. My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray. The sick note lyrics and guitar chords by the dubliners irish folk. Some versions are known as the bricklayers song, dear boss and the excuse note. The sick note lyrics tell the story of an irish man named paddy who worked as a.
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