{"id":1668,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/the-little-beggarman"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"the-little-beggarman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/the-little-beggarman\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LITTLE BEGGARMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am a little beggarman, a begging I have been
\nFor three score years in this little isle of green
\nUp to the Liffey down to Tessague
\nI ‘m known by the name of Johnny Dhu<\/p>\n

Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
\nFor when a man is tired he can sit him down and rest
\nHe can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do
\nBut to slip around the corner with his old rigadoo<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\nDidddle-le-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Dum
\nIdle-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Dum
\nA-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-Idle-Dum
\nIdle-Deedle-Idle-Deedle-A-Deedle-Idle-Dum<\/p>\n

I slept in a barn one night in Currabawn
\nA wet night came on and I slept until the dawn
\nThere was holes in the roof and the raindrops coming through
\nAnd the rats and the cats were a playing peek a boo<\/p>\n

Who did I waken but the woman of the house
\nWith her white spotted apron and her calico blouse
\nShe began to frighten and I said boo
\nSure, don’t be afraid at all, it’s only Johnny Dhu<\/p>\n

I met a little flaxen haired girl one day
\nGood morning little flaxen haired girl, I did say
\nGood morning little beggarman and how do you do
\nWith your rags and your tags and your auld rigadoo<\/p>\n

I’ll buy a pair of leggins and a collar and a tie
\nAnd a nice young lady I’ll go courting by and by
\nI’ll buy a pair of goggles and I’ll colour them with blue
\nAnd an old fashioned lady I will make her too<\/p>\n

So all along the high road with my bag upon my back
\nOver the fields with my great heavy sack
\nWith holes in my shoes and my toes a peeping through
\nSinging, skin a ma rink a doodle with my auld rigadoo<\/p>\n

O I must be going to bed for it’s getting late at night
\nThe fire is all raked and now ’tis out of light
\nFor now you’ve heard the story of my auld rigadoo
\nSo good night and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu
\nSo good night and God be with you, from auld Johnny Dhu<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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