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"There's a person by the name of Mickey."
 
"There's a patient by the name of Mickey".
 
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"There's a patient by the name of Mickey".

I've listened again and I concur. The previous line mentions "a case of emergency", so "patient" is the logical word to follow -- and it's pretty clearly enunciated as such.
 
Since this is a song, you can always look up the lyrics. That's probably the fastest and most reliable way to get an answer.
 
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