Little Beggarman

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I am a little beggarman and 
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begging I have been
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For three score or more in this 
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little isle of green
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I'm known from the Liffey down to 
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Segue
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And I'm known by the name of old 
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Johnny Dhu
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Of all the trade's that's going, 
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sure begging is the best
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For when a man is tired, he can sit 
down and rest
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He can beg for his dinner, he has 
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nothing else to do
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Only cut around the corner with 
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his old rig-a-doo



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I slept in the barn, down at 
Caurabawn
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A wet night came on and I slept 
'till the dawn
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With holes in the roof and the 
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rain coming through
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And the rats and the cats, they 
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were playing peek-a-boo
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When who did I waken but the woman 
of the house
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With her white spotty apron and her
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 calico blouse
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She began to frighten and I said 
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"boo
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Aarah, don't be afraid mam it's 
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only Johnny Dhu"



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I met a little flaxy-haired girl 
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one day
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"Good morning little flaxy-haired 
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girl" I did say
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"Good morning little beggarman, a 
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how do you do
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With your rags and you tags and 
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your old rig-a-doo"
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I'll buy a pair of leggings, a 
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collar and a tie
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And a nice young lady I'll fetch by 
and by
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I'll buy a pair of goggles and 
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I'll colour them blue
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And an old fashioned lady I will 
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make her too



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Over the road with my pack on my 
back
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Over the fields with my great heavy 
sack
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With holes in my shoes and my 
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toes peeping through
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Singing skinny-me-rink a doodle o 
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and old Johnny Dhu
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I must be going to bed for it's 
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getting late at night
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The fire's all raked and out goes 
the light
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So now you've heard the story of my
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 old rig-a-doo
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It's good-bye and God be with you 
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says old Johnny Dhu