LyricMeaning

Little Beggarman
Liam Clancy

I am a little beggarman and begging I have been
For three score or more in this little isle of green
I'm known from the Liffey down to Segue
And I'm known by the name of old Johnny Dhu
Of all the trade's that's going, sure begging is the best
For when a man is tired, he can sit down and rest
He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
Only cut around the corner with his old rig-a-doo

I slept in the barn, down at Caurabawn
A wet night came on and I slept 'till the dawn
With holes in the roof and the rain coming through
And the rats and the cats, they were playing peek-a-boo
When who did I waken but the woman of the house
With her white spotty apron and her calico blouse
She began to frighten and I said boo
Aarah, don't be afraid mam it's only Johnny Dhu

I met a little flaxy-haired girl one day
Good morning little flaxy-haired girl I did say
Good morning little beggarman, a how do you do
With your rags and you tags and you old rig-a-doo
I'll buy a pair of leggings, a collar and a tie
And a nice young lady I'll fetch by and by
I'll buy a pair of goggles and I'll colour them blue
And an old fashioned lady I will make her too

Over the road with my pack on my back
Over the fields with my great heavy sack
With holes in my shoes and my toes peeping through
Singing skinny-me-rink a doodle o and old Johnny Dhu
I must be going to bed for it's getting late at night
The fire's all raked and out goes the light
So now you've heard the story of my old rig-a-doo
It's good-bye and God be with you says old Johnny Dhu


  Purchase "Little Beggarman"   Purchase Entire Album   Email Video to Friends   Play Youtube "Little Beggarman" Video   Play Spotify "Little Beggarman" Song   View Wikipedia "Little Beggarman" Entry   Receive Emails for Future Liam Clancy Lyrics

Email:

  Link to "Little Beggarman"   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Lyrics For You

Loading...

Lyrics by Liam Clancy

  Morning Glory   Morning Glory   The Band Played Waltzing Matilda   The Foggy Dew   The Little Beggarman   The Lowlands of Holland   The Nightingale   The Rocky Road to Dublin

Related Songs

  The Beggarman - Gaelic Storm  Beggarman - Gaelic Storm  Little Beggarman - Arlo Guthrie  Little Beggarman - Great Big Sea  Odessa Beggarman - Bj Thomas  The Little Beggarman - Tommy Makem  The Little Beggarman - Sarah Makem  The Little Beggarman [*] - Tommy Makem  The Little Beggarman - The High Kings  Beggarman - Black Country Communion  The Gaberlunzieman - Andy M Stewart  The Gaberlunzieman - Andy M. Stewart  The Beggarman - Orthodox Celts  Cross-Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull  Sin City - Great White  Sin City - Offspring  Sin City - Ugly Kid Joe  Seldom Sober - Paddy Goes To Holyhead  Sin City - Ac Dc  Sin City - AC/DC  Sin City - Everclear  Irish Medley - Dixie Chicks  The Jolly Beggar-Reel - Planxty  The Jolly Beggar - Planxty  The Jolly Beggar - Rapalje  Battle for Britain (The Letter) - David Bowie  Battle For Britain (The Letter) - Bowie David  Chaos Bros. - Die Toten Hosen  You Oughta Be in Pictures - Little Jack Little  Lullaby of Broadway - Little Jack Little  Hold Me - Little Jack Little  Little Little Little - An Horse  Little By Little - The Wannadies  Little By Little - Whitney Duncan  Little By Little - Blue Foundation  Little By Little - Groove Armada  Little by Little - Junior Wells  Little by Little - Earl Hooker  Little by Little - Lowell Fulson  Little by Little - Willie Dixon  Little By Little - Hot Box  Little by Little - Billy Childish  Little by Little [*] - Robert Plant  Little By Little - Susan Tedeschi  Little By Little - Marion Raven  Little by Little - Radiohead  Little By Little* - The Rolling Stones  Little By Little - Supertramp  Little By Little - Gene Watson  Little by Little [#] - Groove Armada  Little By Little - Dusty Springfield  Little By Little - Ulf Nilsson  Little By Little - B.b. King  Little By Little - Alice Cooper  Little By Little - UB40  LITTLE BY LITTLE - The Rolling Stones  Little By Little - Rolling Stones  Little By Little - Gregg Allman  Little By Little - Oasis  Little by Little - Ray Stevens  Little By Little - Naruto  Little By Little...  Little by little - Hypnogaja  Little By Little - Raven Symone  Little By Little - Archie Roach  Little By Little - Robert Plant  little - Sarah Hudson  Little - Little Feat  Little - Seven Places  Little - Sicko  Little - Something Corporate  So What - Little Wings  My New Dick - Little Wings  The World Should Revolve Around Me - Little Jackie  Black Barbie - Little Jackie  Wonderful Again - Little Fans  Sweet and Lovely - Booker Little  Fallen - Little Fans  Spaceship - Sharon Little  Follow That Sound - Sharon Little  Peppermint and Glue - Sharon Little  Child in a Storm - Sharon Little  magic wand - Little Wings  Ooh! My Soul [Alternate Take] - Little Richard  Land of a Thousand Dances - Little Richard  Splendid Isolation - Little Angels  Soapbox - Little Angels  After Dark - Little Birdy  Feeding on the Night - Little Birdy  If I - Little Birdy  Take Time to Know Her - Little Porkchop  Bodies - Little Birdy  Somebody New - Little Birdy  Atlantic Bridge - Little Lungs  White and Green - Little Lungs  Ten Sets of Jaws - Little Lungs  The Big Six - Little Lungs  Dreary - Little Lungs  Pet Cemetery - Little Lungs  Adultery - Little Comets  Pin That Badge - Little Barrie  Loft Coffin - Little Lungs  Wanna Go Home - Little Brazil  Pay To Join - Little Barrie  Hollywood - Little Birdy  Music - Little Birdy  Better off alone - Little Birdy  Speedo - Little Red  1 2 3 You and Me - Little Insects  Magical - Little Boots  Blinking Pigs - Little Dragon  Hello Shallow - Little Insects  Stay Wild - Little Birdy  Hairdo - Little Birdy  Summarise - Little Birdy  Into My Arms - Little Birdy  Confetti - Little Birdy  Crazy - Little Birdy  Everyone Is Sleeping - Little Birdy  Feather - Little Dragon  Fiance - Little Comets  One Night In October - Little Comets  Listening - Little Brother  All For you - Little Brother  Sincerly Yours - Little Brother  I See Now feat. Consequence, Little Brother...  Swimming - Little Dragon  Never Never - Little Dragon  Joanna - Little Comets  Her Black Eyes - Little Comets  Light It Up - Little Brother  Romantic Chances - Little Insects  A New - Little Dragon  Looking Glass - Little Dragon  My Step - Little Dragon  Still Missing You - Annie Little  Telegrams to Mars - Annie Little  Light Green Leaves - Little Wings  The Way I Deux - Little Wings  Mathilda - Little Comets  Lost Time - Little Comets  Green Eyed Fool - Little Barrie  The Way I Deux - Little Wings  Yeah We Know You - Little Barrie  Bailing Out - Little Barrie  Cash In - Little Barrie  Just Wanna Play - Little Barrie  Pretty Pictures - Little Barrie  Love You - Little Barrie  Rock N Roll Doctor - Little Feat  Fortune - Little Dragon  Thunder Love - Little Dragon  First Time for Everything - Little Texas  Down in the Valley - Little Texas  You and Forever and Me - Little Texas  Dance - Little Texas  Cutoff Jeans - Little Texas  Forget About Forgetting You - Little Texas  Love and Learn - Little Texas  Directly from My Heart to You [Alternative][#]...  Uptown - Little Eva  Gonna Fly Now - DeEtta Little  Old Smokey Loco-Motion - Little Eva  The Christmas Song - Little Eva  Please Hurt Me - Little Eva  Better Way - Little Texas  Just One More Night - Little Texas  Cry On - Little Texas  Old Macdonald - Little Richard  When the Saints Go Marching In - Little Richard  Key to the Highway - Little Walter  Paper Boy - Little Richard  Stop on a Dime - Little Texas  My Town - Little Texas  Sweet and Innocent - Little Richard  Jolie - Little Richard  Almost Eighteen - Little Richard  Seems to Me - Little Richard  Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Little Sonny  Always on My Mind - Little Milton  The Heron and the Fox - Little Scream  Memphis B.K. [Instrumental] - Little Sonny  sing wide - Little Wings  Forget about your man - Little Red  Rock it - Little Red  Slow motion - Little Red  Isles - Little Comets  Come Home - Little Dragon  Red Hunting Jacket - Little Scream  Stole My Heart - Little & Ashley  Birthright - Little Kid  The Lord Made Me Leave You - Little Kid  Train (July 30th/31st) - Little Kid  Your Radio - Little Scream  The Lamb - Little Scream  Cannons - Little Scream  Black Cloud - Little Scream  Boatman - Little Scream  People is Place - Little Scream  You Might Not Be Right - Little Kid
  Please consider supporting this site by Clicking Here and Bookmarking whenever you search and shop Amazon. It costs you nothing but it supports us and gives us credit and we appreciate it greatly.