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Paddywhack, not paddy whackedPaddywhacks are muscles in the necks of some livestock that support the weight of the head to ease the strain on the animal.

It is also a nineteenth century term for a brawny Irishman. The song is now sometimes sung - particularly in the US - as "Knick-knack patty-whack" because of the racist overtones.

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