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Thread #54733 Message #3839561
Posted By: GUEST,Laurentius
17-Feb-17 - 02:04 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Jolly Beggarman (Irish)
Subject: RE: Origins: Jolly Beggarman (Irish)
I have my own version of the song I have been singing for many years
I am a little beggarman that goes from town to town
With me bundle on me shoulder and me whistles in me hand
And whenever I get to ****** (wherever I am singing it)
I sits and plays me whistles for there's bugger all else to do.
Some treat me with the bottle, others treat me with a can, but you can give a fiver to the roving beggarman.
Now I'm not exactly begging cos that's against the law, but if you like me music throw your money on the floor
And if you have no small change, then a cheque will surely do
But don't forget to sign it so that I'll remember you
Oh Barclaycard and Visa, American express, to any kind of credit card me answer would be yes
But if you've got no bank account, your silver and your gold, your diamonds and your jewellery will keep me from the cold.
I then treat the audience to a rendition on my whistle or my flute. One of the first tunes I learned on my whistle back in 1974 or thereabouts.