PLANXTY- The Jolly Beggar Tabbed by: Stud_Muffin Email: bryn_bass@hotmail.co.uk Tuning: EADGBe, but I perform it in my version of open C (CGCEGC, which is a whole step down from open D, as opposed to the more traditional open C tuning, CGCGCE) Chords used: EADGBe C:X32010 F:133211 or XX3211 G:320033 CGCEGC C:000000 F:500500 G:X02300 Intro (same as chorus progression): ||C |C | F | G || ||C |F |C |G || ||C |C || Verse 1:

There ^Cwas a jolly beggarman Came ^Ftripping o'er the ^Gplain He c^Came unto a^F farmer's door A l^Codging for to ^Ggain The ^Cfarmer's daughter she came down And ^Fviewed him cheek and ^Gchin She ^Csays "He i^Fs a handsome man I p^Cray you take him i^Gn"

Chorus:

We'll ^Cgo no more a roving A r^Foving in the ^Gnight We'll^C go no more a ^Froving Let the ^Cmoon shine so b^Gright We'll ^Cgo no more a roving

Verse 2:

He w^Could not lie within the barn Nor ^Fyet within the ^Gbyre But h^Ce would in the ^Fcorner lie Dow^Cn by the kitchen ^Gfire O ^Cthen the beggar's bed was made Of g^Food clean sheets and ^Ghay And^C down beside the ^Fkitchen fire The ^Cjolly beggar ^Glay

Chorus:

We'll ^Cgo no more a roving A r^Foving in the ^Gnight We'll^C go no more a ^Froving Let the ^Cmoon shine so b^Gright We'll ^Cgo no more a roving

Verse 3:

The ^Cfarmer's daughter she got up To ^Fbolt the kitchen ^Gdoor And ^Cthere she saw th^Fe beggar Standing ^Gnaked on the ^Gfloor He ^Ctook the daughter in his arms And^F to the bed he ^Gran Kind^C sir, she says, be ^Feasy now You'll ^Cwaken our good ^Gman

Chorus:

We'll ^Cgo no more a roving A r^Foving in the ^Gnight We'll^C go no more a ^Froving Let the ^Cmoon shine so b^Gright We'll ^Cgo no more a roving

Verse 4:

Now ^Cyou are no beggar You ^Fare some g^Gentleman For ^Cyou have stolen my ^Fmaidenhead And ^CI am quite u^Gndone I ^Cam no lord, I am no squire Of ^Fbeggars I be ^Gone And^C beggars they be r^Fobbers all So n^Cow you're quite ^Gundone

Last Chorus:

We'll ^Cgo no more a roving A r^Foving in the ^Gnight We'll ^Cgo no more a r^Foving Let the ^Cmoon shine so ^Gbright We'll g^Co no ^Gmore a ^Cro

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Planxty - The jolly beggar