Beggarman, The

X:1
T:Beggarman, The
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
Z:Bill Reeder" <iupiper:fwi.com> tradtunes 2001-02-06
K:Dmix
A2|"D"D2DE FEFG|ABAF "G"G2 FG|"D"A2 D2 DEFD|"C"EDC2 C2A2|!
"D"D2 DE FEFG|"D"ABAF "G"G2 FG|"D"A2 de dcAG|"A"F2 D2 "D"D2AB|!
"C"c3B cBAB|"C"cBAF G2 FG|"D"A2 D2 DEFD|"C"EDC2 C2A2|!
"D"D2 DE FEFG|"D"ABAF "G"G2 FG|"D"A2 de dcAG|"A"F2 D2 "D"D2||!
z2|"D"D2DE FEFG|ABAF "G"G2 FG|"D"A2 D2 DEFD|"C"EDC2 C2A2|!
"D"D2 DE FEFG|"D"ABAF "G"G2 FG|"D"A2 de dcAG|"A"F2 D2 "D"D4||
W:
W:I am a little beggarman and begging i have been
W:For three score or more on this little isle of green
W:I'm known from the Liffey down to Segue
W:And I'm known by the name of old Johnny Dhu.
W:Of all the trades that's goin' now sure begging is the best
W:Ah, for when a man is tired he can sit down and rest
W:Beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
W:Only cut around the corner with his old rigadoo.
W:
W:diddly diedie diddly, etc......................
W:I slept in a barn down at Currabawn
W:A wet night came on and I slept until the dawn
W:With holes in the roof and the rain coming through
W:And the cats and the rats, they were playing peekaboo.
W:When who should appear but the woman of the house
W:With her white, spotty apron and her calico blouse.
W:She began to frighten and I said, Boo
W:Arrah, don't be afraid, ma'am, it's only Johnny Dhu!
W:
W:Diddly Diedie Diddly, etc..................

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Ireland/song/0008
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Ireland/song/BeggarmanThe/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/tradtunes/BeggarmanThe/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/reel/Beggarman_The/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/song/Beggarman_The/0000

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