Old Blind Dogs - To the beggin i will go

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To the beggin' I will go, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

O' a' the trades a ^Cman can try, the ^Gbeggin' is the ^Cbest For ^Gwhen a beggar's ^Cweary he can jist sit down and rest To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

First I maun get a ^Cmeal-pock made ^Goot o' leather ^Creed And ^Git will haud twa ^Cfirlots wi' room for beef and breid To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

Afore that I do ^Cgang awa, I'll ^Glat my beard grow ^Cstrang And ^Gfor my nails I ^Cwinna pair, for a beggar wears them lang To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

I'll gang to find some ^Cgreasy cook and ^Gbuy frae her a ^Chat Wi' ^Gtwa-three inches ^Co' a rim, a' glitterin' owre wi' fat To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

Syne I'll gang to a ^Cturner and ^Ggar him mak a ^Cdish And ^Git maun haud three ^Cchappins for I cudna dee wi' less To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

I'll gang and seek my ^Cquarters be^Gfore that it grows ^Cdark Jist ^Gwhen the guidman's ^Csitting doon and new-hame frae his wark To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

Syne I'll tak oot my ^Cmuckle dish and ^Gstap it fu' o' ^Cmeal And say, "^GGuidwife, gin ye ^Cgie me bree, I winna seek you kail" To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

And maybe the guid^Cman will say, "Puir^Gman, put up your ^Cmeal You're ^Gwelcome to your ^Cbrose the nicht, likewise your breid and kail" To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

If there's a wedding in the ^Ctoon, I'll ^Gairt me to be ^Cthere And ^Gpour my kindest ^Cbenison upon the winsome pair To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo

And some will gie me ^Cbreid and beef and ^Gsome will gie me ^Ccheese And ^GI'll slip out a^Cmong the folk and gather up bawbees To the ^Gbeggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo To the beggin' I will ^Cgo, go To the beggin' I will ^Ggo