Little Beggarman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D][A][D][A]
[D]I am a little beggar man,
a beggar I have [Em]been
For [D]three score or more in this
[Em]little isle of [C]green
I'm [D]known from the
Liffey
End down to
Killa[Em]loo
And I'm [D]known by the name of
Little
Johnny
Do
Of [Am]all the trades I've gone,
sure [C]begging is the [G]be st
For when a [D]man is tired he can
[Em]sit down and [C]rest
He can [D]beg for his dinner,
he has nothing else to [Em]do
Only [D]cut around the [F#m]corner
with his [A]old riga[D]doo[A][D]
I slept in a barn down in
Thala[Em]bon
A [D]wet night came on and I
[Em]slept till the [C]dawn
With [D]holes in the roof and the
rain coming [G]through
And the [A]rats and the cats they were
playing peek -a [D]-boo
[Am]Who did I awaken but the
woman of the [Em]house
With her [D]white spotted apron
and her [Am]calico blouse
[C]She beg[D]an to frighten and I said boo[G]
Ara, [D]don't [A]be afraid ma 'am,
it's only
Johnny
[D]Dew[A]
[D]I met a little flashy -haired girl one d[G]ay
Good [D]morning, little flashy girl, I did say
[C]Good mor[D]ning, beggar man,
and how do you [G]do
With your [D]rags and your
bags and your old
rigadoo?
I'll [Am]buy you a of leggings
the color of the [G]tie
And a nice young [D]lady I'll [C]fetch by and by
I'll [D]buy you a pair of goggles in color
them [G]blue
And a [D]flashy -haired lady I will make her
[A]too[D]
Over the [A]road with my bag on my [G]back
[D]Over the fields with my [C]great heavy sack
With [D]holes in my shoes and my
toes peepin' [G]through
Singin' [A]skiddy -marinky -doodle
and an old randy [D]-do
I [Am]must be goin' to bed,
it's gettin' late at [G]night
The [D]fire's all wrecked
and [C]out goes the light
So [D]now you've heard the story
of me old ri[G]gadoo
So goodbye [D]an d
God be [A]with you, [D]said old
Johnny
Dew
you