On September 14, 2016, the Inn members were treated to a
performance by Pupilage Group 8 on The Most Unique and Bizarre
Claims and Rulings in Delaware.
The presentation even included a singing performance of "Dear
Boss" by Scott Mondell, Esq.
Dear Boss by
Mike Cross
Traditional Irish Songs
Dear Boss, I write this note to tell 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
And I hope you understand 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
But the foreman wasn't very pleased, he was an awful sod
He said I had to cart them down the ladder in me hod
Well clearing all those bricks by hand, it seemed so very
slow
So I hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope below
But in my haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
That a barrel full of building bricks is heavier than
me
So when I had untied the rope, the barrel fell like
lead
And clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead
I took off like a rocket and to my dismay I found
That half way up I met the bloody barrel coming down
Well the barrel broke my shoulder as to the ground it
sped
And when I reached the top I banged the pulley with me head
I held on tight, though numb with shock from this almighty
blow
And the barrel spilled out half its load fourteen floors
below
Now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the
floor
I then outweighed the barrel so I started down once more
I held on tightly to the rope as I flew to the ground
And I landed on those building bricks that were all scattered
'round
Now as I lay there on the deck I thought I'd passed the
worst
But when the barrel reached the top, that's when the bottom
burst
A shower of bricks came down on me, and I didn't have a hope
And as I was losing conciousness, I let go the bloody
rope
The barrel being heavier, it started down once more
And landed right on top of me as I lay there on the floor
It broke three ribs and my left arm, and I can only say
That I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work
today