Little Beggarman chords by Frank McCaffrey

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Verse 1
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I am a little beggar man,
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a beggar 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
End down to
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Killaloo
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And I'm known by the name of
Little
Johnny
Do
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Of all the trades I've gone,
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sure begging is the be st
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For when a man is tired he can
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sit down and rest
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He can beg for his dinner,
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he has nothing else to do
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Only cut around the corner
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with his old rigadoo
I slept in a barn down in
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Thalabon
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A wet night came on and I
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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 were
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playing peek -a -boo
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Who did I awaken but the
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woman of the house
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With her white spotted apron
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and her calico blouse
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She began to frighten and I said boo
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Ara, don't be afraid ma 'am,
it's only
Johnny
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Dew
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I  met a little flashy -haired girl one day
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Good morning, little flashy girl, I did say
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Good morning, beggar man,
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and how do you do
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With your rags and your
bags and your old
rigadoo?
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I'll buy you a of leggings
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the color of the tie
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And a nice young lady I'll fetch by and by
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I'll buy you a pair of goggles in color
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them blue
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And a flashy -haired lady I will make her
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too
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Over the road with my bag 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 peepin' through
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Singin' skiddy -marinky -doodle
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and an old randy -do
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I must be goin' to bed,
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it's gettin' late at night
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The fire's all wrecked
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and out goes the light
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So now you've heard the story
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of me old rigadoo
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So goodbye an d
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God be with you, said old
Johnny
Dew
you