The Clancy Brothers - Little beggarman

^GI am a little beggarman and ^Cbegging I have ^Gbeen ^GFor three score or more in this ^Flittle isle of green ^GI'm known from the Liffey ^Cdown to ^GSegue ^GAnd I'm known by the name of ^Dold Johnny ^GDhu ^GOf all the trade's that's going, sure ^Cbegging is the ^Gbest ^GFor when a man is tired, he can ^Fsit down and rest ^GHe can beg for his dinner, he has ^Cnothing else to ^Gdo ^GOnly cut around the corner with his ^Dold rig-a-^Gdoo

^FI slept in the barn, down ^Cat Caurabawn A ^Gwet night came on and I ^Fslept 'till the dawn With ^Gholes in the roof and the ^Crain coming ^Gthrough And the ^Grats and the cats, they were ^Dplaying peek-a-^Gboo ^FWhen who did I waken but the ^Cwoman of the house With her ^Gwhite spotty apron and her ^Fcalico blouse ^GShe began to frighten and ^CI said "^Gboo ^GAarah, don't be afraid mam it's ^Donly Johnny ^GDhu"

^GI met a little flaxy-haired ^Cgirl one ^Gday ^G"Good morning little flaxy-haired ^Fgirl" I did say ^G"Good morning little beggarman, a ^Chow do you ^Gdo ^GWith your rags and you tags and your ^Dold rig-a-^Gdoo" ^GI'll buy a pair of leggings, a ^Ccollar and a ^Gtie ^GAnd a nice young lady I'll ^Ffetch by and by ^GI'll buy a pair of goggles and I'll ^Ccolour them ^Gblue ^GAnd an old fashioned lady I will ^Dmake her ^Gtoo

^FOver the road with my ^Cpack on my back ^GOver the fields with my ^Fgreat heavy sack ^GWith holes in my shoes and my ^Ctoes peeping ^Gthrough ^GSinging skinny-me-rink a doodle o and ^Dold Johnny ^GDhu ^FI must be going to bed for it's ^Cgetting late at night The ^Gfire's all raked and ^Fout goes the light So ^Gnow you've heard the story of my ^Cold rig-a-^Gdoo It's ^Ggood-bye and God be with you says ^Dold Johnny ^GDhu