"Little Beggar Man" as arranged by Arlo Guthrie
“I am a little beggar and a beggar I have been / For three score’r more in this little Isle of green / And I’m known from the Liffy down to Segue / And I’m known by the name of bold Donahue / Of all the trades a-goin’ now sure beggin is the best / When a man gets tired he can lay him down to rest / He can beg for his dinner when there’s nothing left to do / Then just cut around the corner with his old Rigadoo / I slept in a barn way down in Curabawn / A-waitin’ in for the mornin’ I slept till the dawn / With the holes in the roof and the rain a-comin’ through / And the cats and the rats they were playin’ peeka-boo / Who should awaken but the woman of the house / With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse / She began to frighten when I said boo! / Sayin’ don’t be afraid ma’am it’s old Johnny Dhu / I met a little flaxy haired girl one day, / Good morning little flaxy haired girl I say / Good morning little Beggar Man and how do you do / With your rags and your tags and your old Rigadoo / Over the fields with the pack on my back / Over the field with my great heavy sack / With the holes in my shoes and the toes a’peekin’ through / Singin’ skittilee rink-a-doodle it’s the old Johnny Dhu / Must be going to bed boys, it’s getting’ late at night / All the fire’s all raked and up goes the light / And now you’ve heard the story of my old Rigadoo / It’s ‘Good-bye God be with you’ sings the old Johnny Dhu.”
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“I am a little beggar and a beggar I have been / For three score’r more in this little Isle of green / And I’m known from the Liffy down to Segue / And I’m known by the name of bold Donahue / Of all the trades a-goin’ now sure beggin is the best / When a man gets tired he can lay him down to rest / He can beg for his dinner when there’s nothing left to do / Then just cut around the corner with his old Rigadoo / I slept in a barn way down in Curabawn / A-waitin’ in for the mornin’ I slept till the dawn / With the holes in the roof and the rain a-comin’ through / And the cats and the rats they were playin’ peeka-boo / Who should awaken but the woman of the house / With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse / She began to frighten when I said boo! / Sayin’ don’t be afraid ma’am it’s old Johnny Dhu / I met a little flaxy haired girl one day, / Good morning little flaxy haired girl I say / Good morning little Beggar Man and how do you do / With your rags and your tags and your old Rigadoo / Over the fields with the pack on my back / Over the field with my great heavy sack / With the holes in my shoes and the toes a’peekin’ through / Singin’ skittilee rink-a-doodle it’s the old Johnny Dhu / Must be going to bed boys, it’s getting’ late at night / All the fire’s all raked and up goes the light / And now you’ve heard the story of my old Rigadoo / It’s ‘Good-bye God be with you’ sings the old Johnny Dhu.”
- Justin 6-12-2009 5:11 am