Lyr Req: The Beggar / Back and Sides Go Bare

Subject: I'd rather be a begger than a king
From: GUEST,Les B (UK)
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 02:15 PM

Hi does anybody know the title or lyrics to the song which goes something like.
I,d rather be a begger than a king, and i'll tell you the reason why,..........etc
Cheers Les Brown

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 02:22 PM

Do you mean the line:

A man'd be daft to be a king when beggars live so well?

If so Click Here

There are a couple of versions in the DT, but this one is more complete

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king
From: masato sakurai
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 02:24 PM

Steeleye Span: The Beggar.

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king
From: GUEST,Lews B(UK)
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 02:55 PM

Thanks Masato,
That's the one. It used to get sung around the clubs a lot, years ago but I havn't heard it for years. It's all part of my campaign to revive some of the old favorites, it wasn't all 'whiskey in the jar'.I think a few babies were ,thrown out with the bathwater'.
Cheers Les Brown

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 04:37 PM

There are two sets in the DT; see this previous discussion for links and some commentary:

Lyr Req: Back and sides