The Little Beggerman-The Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem

[ti:The Little Beggerman] [ar:The Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem] [al:The Folk Collection 1955-1962] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Little Beggerman - The Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem [00:02.90]I am a little beggarman [00:04.50]A-begging I have been [00:05.59]And for three score or more [00:06.95]In the little isle of green [00:08.51]I'm known from the Liffey [00:09.88]Down to Segue [00:10.85]And I'm known by the name [00:12.23]Of old Johnny Dhu [00:13.77]Of all the trades that's going [00:14.83]I'm sure begging is the best [00:16.13]So for when a man is tired [00:17.51]He can sit down and rest [00:19.22]Beg for his dinner [00:20.16]He has nothing else to do [00:21.54]Only cut around the corner [00:22.76]With his old rig-a-doo [00:24.09] [00:26.73]I slept in the barn [00:28.06]Wait down at Caurabawn [00:29.54]A wet night came on [00:30.67]And me slept 'til the dawn [00:32.19]With holes in the roof [00:33.24]And the rain coming through [00:34.52]And the rats and the cats [00:35.84]They were playing peek-a-boo [00:37.54]Who should I waken [00:38.44]But the woman of the house [00:39.79]With her white spotty apron [00:41.12]And her calico blouse [00:42.61]And she began to frighten [00:43.91]And I said Boo Ara [00:45.38]Don't be afraid ma'am [00:46.60]It's only Johnny Dhu [00:47.56] [00:50.21]I met a little flaxy-haired girl one day [00:53.00]Good morning little flaxy-haired girl [00:54.71]I did say [00:55.57]Good morning little beggarman [00:56.70]And how do you do [00:57.87]With your rags and your tags [00:59.13]And your old rig-a-doo [01:00.80]Buy a pair of leggings [01:01.72]And a collar and a tie [01:03.03]And a nice young lady [01:04.32]I'll fetch by and by [01:05.86]I'll buy a pair of goggles [01:07.11]And color them blue [01:08.21]And an old-fashioned lady [01:09.43]I will make her too [01:10.80] [01:13.66]Over the road with me pack on me back [01:16.27]Over the fields with me great heavy sack [01:18.71]With holes in me shoes [01:19.74]And me toes peeping through [01:21.03]Singing skinny-me-rink-a-doodle-o [01:22.44]And old Johnny Dhu [01:23.76]I must be going to bed [01:24.78]For it's getting late at night [01:26.37]The fire's all raked [01:27.48]And out goes the light [01:28.99]So now you've heard the story [01:30.11]Of me old rig-a-doo [01:31.54] [01:32.34]It's goodbye and God be with you [01:34.26]Says old Johnny Dhu