To those of you particularly in the U.S.A. who do not recognise the original titles of this song, or those who have recorded or performed it under any of it's alternative titles. The original title of the song is Paddy and the Barrell or The Sick Note, composed by me in 1969 in Coventry. No other writer or artist had any part in the writing of this song and the song under all known titles is the exclusive copywright of Pat Cooksey. This song has been registered with the Performing Rights Society in London for nearly 30 years. Although I always give credit to Gerard Hoffnung as my inspiration the story dates back to the English music halls, and appeared in several joke books and other publications long before Hoffnung's version in 1958, Gerard Hoffnung credits the Manchester Guardian as his source. There are worldwide more than 100 recordings of my song under various titles, more details can be found on my biography at www.patcooksey.com Any further licencing requests should be addressed to me at cooksey.welle@gmx.net Best wishes and thanks to those who responded to the previous thread.

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