The Bricklayer's Song The Corries
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[G]Dear Sir I write this note to yo[D]u to tell you of my pl[G]ight
[C]For at the time of writing it I'm[G] not a pretty s[D]ight
[C]My body is all b[G]lack and blue, my f[D]ace a deathly gr[C]ey
And I wr[G]ite this note to s[C]ay why I am n[D]ot at work to[G]day
[G]While working on the fourteenth floor some br[D]icks I had to cl[G]ear
[C]But tossing them down from s[G]uch a height was n[D]ot a good idea
The for[C]eman wasn't v[G]ery pleased he i[D]s an arkward s[C]od
And he sa[G]id I had to c[C]art them down the la[D]dders in me h[G]od
[G]Well clearing all these bricks by hand it w[D]as so very sl[G]ow
So I hois[C]ted up a barrel and [G]secured a rope be[D]low
But in [C]me haste to [G]do the job, I was [D]to blind to s[C]ee
That a ba[G]rrel full of bui[C]lding bricks was hea[D]vier than [G]me
[G]And so when I untied the rope the ba[D]rrel fell like l[G]ead
And cli[C]nging tightly to t[G]he rope I started [D]up instead
I sho[C]t up like a r[G]ocket, and to my dis[D]may I f[C]ound
That ha[G]lfway up I m[C]et the bloody ba[D]rrel coming d[G]own
[G]Well the barrel broke me shoulder [D]as to the ground it s[G]ped
And w[C]hen I reached the top [G]I banged the pulley w[D]ith me head
But I c[C]lung on tightly nu[G]mb with shock from t[D]his almighty b[C]low
While the ba[G]rrel spilled out h[C]alf it's bricks some fou[D]rteen floors be[G]low
[G]When these bricks had fallen from the ba[D]rrel to the fl[G]oor
I th[C]en outweighed the ba[G]rrel and so sta[D]rted down once more
But I cl[C]ung on tightly to t[G]he rope me b[D]ody racked with p[C]ain
And ha[G]lfway down I [C]met the bloody ba[D]rrel once ag[G]ain
[G]Now the force of this collision halfway d[D]own the office bl[G]ock
Caused mul[C]tiple abra[G]sions and a nasty[D] case of shock
But I cl[C]ung on tightly to t[G]he rope as I f[D]ell towards the gro[C]und
And I la[G]nded on the br[C]oken bricks the ba[D]rrel had scattered ro[G]und.
[G]Now as I lay there on the ground I thought I[D]'d passed the wo[G]rst
But the ba[C]rrel hit the pu[G]lley wheel and then t[D]he bottom burst
A sh[C]ower of bricks ra[G]ined down on me I d[D]idn't have a h[C]ope
As I l[G]ay there bleeding o[C]n the ground I let go of t[D]he bloody r[G]ope
[G]The barrel now being heavier so sta[D]rted down once m[G]ore
It la[C]nded right across m[G]e as I lay th[D]ere on the floor
It b[C]roke three ribs a[G]nd my left arm a[D]nd I can only s[C]ay
I h[G]ope you`ll under[C]stand why I am n[D]ot at work t[G]oday
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