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Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro] G C D G C D G [Verse]
Oh, as I was a-linking Co'er the lea The finest weel that Dever I did see GLooking for his charity "Would you Clodge a Dlame poor Gman?"
[Verse]
For the night being wet and Cit being cold She took pity on the Dpoor old soul GShe took pity on the poor old soul And she Cbade him Dto sit Gdown
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee Right ton nooran Dfol a doo-a-dee GTooran nooran nooran nee And a Ctooran Dnooran-Gi-do
[Verse]
He sat him down in the Cchimbley nook The bonnie young daughter Dgave him a look He's Gthrown his bags behind a crook And Cmerrily Dhe did Gsing
[Verse]
Oh, he grew canty and Cshe was fain But little did the Dold mother ken GJust what the two of them were saying CAs they Dsat sae Gthrag
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee DFol a doo-a-dee G CAs they Dsat sae Gthrag
[Verse]
“Oh, if I was as black as CI am white Just like the snow on Dyon fell-dyke I'd Gdress myself so beggar-like And aCway with Dyou I'd Ggang”
[Verse]
“Oh, lassie, lassie, you're Cfar too young And you haven't got the lilt of the Dbegging tongue You Ghaven't got the lilt of the begging tongue So Cwith me you Dcannot Ggang”
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee DFol a doo-a-dee GTooran nooran nooran nee CWith me you Dcannot Ggang”
[Verse]
“I'll burden my back and I'll Cbend my knee Put a black patch Don my e'e GAnd for a beggar they'll take me And aCway with Dyou I'll Ggang”
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee D With a Gtooran nooran nooran nee And aCway with Dyou I'll Ggang”
[Instrumental] G C D G C D G [Verse]
For all that the doors were Clocked quite tight The old woman rose in the Dmiddle of the night The Gold woman rose in the middle of the night But to Cfind the Dold man Ggone
[Verse]
Oh, she's run to the cupboard, likeCwise to the chest All things there and Dnothing missed GClapping her hands, "And the dear be blessed Wasn't Che an Dhonest old Gman?"
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee DFol a doo-a-dee G Wasn't Che an Dhonest old Gman?"
[Verse]
Oh, the breakfast was ready and the Ctable laid The old woman went for to Dwaken the maid The Gbed was there but the maid was gone ACway with the Dlame poor Gman
[Chorus]
And a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee DFol a doo-a-dee GTooran nooran nooran nee ACway with the Dlame poor Gman
[Instrumental] G C D G C D G [Verse]
Now seven years were Cpassed and gone This old beggar come Dback again GLooking for his charity “Would you Clodge a Dlame poor Gman?”
[Verse]
“Oh, I never lodged any Cbut the one And with him my one Ddaughter did gang And I Gchoose you to be the very one And I'll Chave you Dto be Ggone”
[Chorus]
With a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee D GTooran nooran nooran nee I'll Chave you Dto be Ggone
[Verse]
“If your one daughter Cyou want to see She has two bairnies Don her knee She Ghas two bairnies on her knee And a Cthird one Dcoming Ground
[Verse]
“Yonder she sits, Cyonder she stands The fairest lady in Dall Scotland GShe has servants at her command Since she Cwent with the Dlame poor Gman”
[Chorus]
And a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee DFol a doo-a-dee G GNan tan nee Since she Cwent with the Dlame poor Gman”
[Chorus]
And a tooran nooran nan tan Cnee Right ton nooran Dfol a doo-a-dee GTooran nooran nooran nee CTooran Dnooran-Gi-do