I was going to make the same point, Steve, (for instance, see "The Jolly Beggar", Child 274(?)). A beggar is seldom happy in song unless he's sleeping indoors, with pleasant company. From first hearing it was my reading that the man's "trade" was more that of itinerant gigolo than of beggar. The song doesn't hold up logically without the suggestive subtext. Cleaning up this song is like leaving all the feathers on the alouette, particularly when the subtext is already sufficiently veiled to avoid shocking innocent, young ears.