We played this at my uncle Paddy’s funeral, he was famously workshy, and it brought the house down. Not a dry eye in the place. From laughter.

This is how they teach kids about gravity in Ireland.

His voice is frickin' beautiful, which somehow makes it funnier.

He got a letter back saying "You're coming in to work tomorrow though right?"

The first time I heard this, I was very pregnant with my youngest. I was laughing so hard I was in tears. We were at a family reunion, and I know everyone was watching me. I absolutely love this song!!

Bosses be like, "Ok, so I'll see you in 10 minuets, right?" fml lol

God I love the sick note, but what just gets me is the pause when he calls the foreman an awkward.......sod

I've spent the night celebrating the genius of Shane MacGowan, hours of music which eventually led to Poor Paddy On The Railway, which then reminded me of this absolute beauty. The biggest smile hearing this again, and I don't think Shane would be jealous to know that I'm now having thus on repeat till sunrise 😄 God bless the poets, rebels, patriots and beautiful souls of Eire.

How do you not laugh at this? I love the sick note

14 floors. Hes lucky to be alive! Love this song!

No matter what this song always makes me laugh and the day go better.

I heard this at work and it made my day, I was laughing for hours.

A classic. Good to hear again. Thanks for sending.

I learned this song when I was only three thanks to an old cassette tape. Nearly twenty years on, I've sang it all over the world including Shanghai, Lanzarote, Birmingham, Dublin, and Trafalgar Square. Sometimes during a drinking session with friends or at proper concerts. Either way, nothing beats hearing the roaring laughter from the audiences.

Could not stop laughing the first time I heard this

I have loved this ever since I first heard it its so well sung and wrote and its funny just brilliant

Having had to recover from being hit by a car and going through rehabilitation for the leg injury that ensued this song was a blessed beacon of laughter and hope in those dark days to any and all suffering and or recovering from a life changing injury my love and prayers are with you and let this song be a bit of dark comedy when you need that Celtic kick

This song reminds me of an Irish version of Looney Tunes

Irish humour at its best xD

I love this! It's a musical setting of Gerard Hoffnung's Oxford Union story from 1958. Brilliant.

Well, at least he didn't collide with the barrel on its way up, must be this fabled luck of the Irish I've heard so much about.🙂

You know, until I looked up other covers of this song, I didn't even realize that this version is acapella.

Paddy was deemed “fit to work” by the DWP

apparently this song is so popular that mythbusters actually did a show on it. pretty funny song.

Paddy gave OSHA a bloody fit I'm sure!! Reminds me of something Buster(I Do All My Own Stunts and Never Yell CUT :D )Keaton would do!!

My folks took me to see them about 30 years ago in Wash DC, and we bought a cassette at the show and it had this on it. Used to play it all the time. Such a great song in every way

Great job paddy 👍🤗

Thanks man, I was having a rough day and this cheered me up.

Irish wit at its best!

I laugh every single time. I love the animation too.

When I call in sick at work.

A gem of humour and Paddy singing!

Love it ❤ This never gets old 😌😄

1:02 And I love you, random citizen!

I'm learning this song to sign .for me mother in memory of her brother Paddy.....gas man he was

Love this song!

About laughed meself into a wooden onesie

Always loved this

Brilliant song the best ever

dieser Moment wenn dein Lehrer plötzlich erzählt das er ein Sänger in eine Band war 😂 das war einfach die Geschichte von meinem Lehrer 😂

I am phoning in sick from KZfaq job today. 🤕 I think it's full moon is making me overly emotional. 💕 So I think it's best to do prayers 🙏 Alone until I get my act together again. 🙏 Thank You Jesus. 💖 I love you. 🙏

Talk about some serious bad luck! lol

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; me body is all black and blue, me face a deathly gray and I write this note to say why Paddy's not at work today. While working on the fourteenth 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. Now, clearing all these bricks by hand it was so very slow, so I hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope below. But in me haste to do the job I was to blind to see that a barrelful of building bricks was heavier than me. So when I untied the rope the barrel fell like lead and clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead. Well, I shot up like a rocket till to my dismay I found that halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming down. Well, the barrel broke me shoulder as to the ground it sped, and when I reached the top I banged the pulley with my head. Well, I clung on tight through numbed shock from this almighty blow and the barrel spilled out half the bricks fourteen floors below. Now, when these bricks had fallen from the barrel to the floor I then outweighed the barrel and so started down once more; still clinging tightly to the rope, I sped towards the ground, and I landed on the broken bricks that were all scattered round. Well, I lay there groaning on the ground, I though I'd passed the worst, when the barrel hit the pulley-wheel and then the bottom burst. Well, a shower of bricks rained down on me, I hadn't got a hope as I lay there moaning on the ground, I let go of the bloody rope. The barrel than being heavier, it started down once more, and landed right across me, as I lay upon the floor. Well, it broke three ribs and my left arm and I can only say that I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not a work today.

Perfect storytelling

Thank you so so much for this video!

Myth Busters varified this is possible.

Just try writing up a compensation claim for that! :) :) :)

This is the true luck of the Irish 😂

Absolutely brilliant

Definitely has the luck of the Irish.

I love this song

Awesome, just awesome.

Bossman would say "here now paddy u can't miss another days work "

My Mother Lord have Mercy on her Soul! Used to call this type of behavior, the lazy man's Load 😀🙏🏻✝️❤️

Sounds like a true story.. Every word.

Love it, sounds the sorta thing I would do

I love this song. So clever.

Beautiful

I'm quite proud to be able to sing this without laughing. Took some time.

Me lyin to my mom trying to skip school

How exactly would his boss not know this already? He said the foreman was there when it happened, Lol!! Isn't it the foreman's job to report to the boss? I guess he don't have much competition at work. His job will be there when he recovers.

I wanna watch this as a sketch

ahh persimmons building site lol

The same story also occurs in a swiss childrensbook from the 50's, I wonder was it an Irish story first or was it in the book first. Does someone know. The book is called "Mein Name ist Eugen" and it was written in 1955

Just like a true Irishman

It’s such a clever song.

My life

I could picture this happening to me 😂

I find it really hard whenever I hear this it was one of grandpas funeral songs 💔😭 I like to listen to it because it reminds me of though

Same here

I first heard this in my construction safety course for what not to do

My dad led me here and I am not disappointed

Best verison

Sing this without laughing challenge

The original was by Gerald Hoffnung, by far the best.

My mom always sings thisss :D

❤😂❤😂❤😂❤

Would it kill ya to lay the lyrics out appropriately? Fuck, I'm Irish. I'm too drunk to figure out where the pauses go when singing along.

We all be Paddy at one time or another?

Ah for fuck sake Paddy!

It sounds like Auld Alarm Click.

Damn that's funny

funny song

Hahaha

The was me I am paddy 😂😂😂

Any idea who wrote it?

He left out the part where he would have broken his ankles on the barrel as he came down and it came up.

Who is singing this?

hahahahahahah

There's a spanish version and it is amazing too

Happy St. Patty's day 🍻🍻🍻

😂😂😂😂😂

I laughed so hard at this😂😂. But I have a question is he paddy or not im confused is he talking in third person?

How did Mythbusters not reference this song when they did their "Barrel of Bricks" myth that was re-creating the exact scenario from this song? Also, we all long for those days before OSHA, before workers' rights, before unions, before labor laws, a wonderful time when bosses would actually grant an employee a day off for being basically destroyed - my bosses at Domino's a few years ago sure wouldn't! Not without a doctor's note that is impossible to get short notice and costs six months worth of pay, and even when I brought them one they still didn't want to give me time off because it wasn't formatted right or something.

😅

🤣🤣🤣

what are the chords

i am

The only thing that would make this video better is they make a good quality

Mother