(Traditional - Arr. GBS)
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Well, I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
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For three score or more in the little isle of green
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All over the Liffey and down to Segue
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I'm known by the name of auld Johnny Dhu
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Of all the trades a going, begging is the best
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When a man gets tired he can sit down and rest
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Singin' for his supper when there's nothing else to do
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When I come around the corner with me old rigadoo
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I went to a barn, went down to Currabawn
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Got down on the floor and I slept till the dawn
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Holes in the roof and the rain seeping thru
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Me toes froze together in me little beggar shoes
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Buy a pair of leggings and a collar and a tie
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A nice old lady you will find by and by
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Buy a pair of leggings and I'll color them blue
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For a foxy old lady I'll make her too
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I met a little flaxen haired girl one day
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Good morning little flaxen haired girl, I did say
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Good morning little beggarman how do you do
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With your bags and your rags and your auld rigadoo
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Who should I waken but the woman of the house
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With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
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She began to frighten so I said boo
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Sure, don't be afraid, it's only Johnny Dhu
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Over the road with me pack on me back
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Over all the fields with me big heavy sack
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Over the hills with the moon peeking through
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Singing, skin a ma rink a doodle on me auld rigadoo
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I must be going to bed, it's getting late at night
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The fire is all out, so out goes the light
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Now you've heard the story of the auld rigadoo
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So good night and God be with you, this is auld Johnny Dhu
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Little Beggarman
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| Great Big Sea |
