@ margaret #1030: Thanks for that Bricklayer's Song - I hadn't heard it before. If you didn't know, the original story comes from a monologue by Gerard Hoffnung back in the 1950's, subsequently released as a 10 inch LP...  On YouTube now, if you haven't heard it - it's still as funny as ever...

 

 

The Bricklayer's Lament - by Gerard Hoffnung

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMO-GtAqQx4&t=502

 

 

(Rewind to the start for the whole track)

 

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