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07 Jul 02 - 02:15 PM (#743901) Subject: I'd rather be a begger than a king From: GUEST,Les B (UK) 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 |
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07 Jul 02 - 02:22 PM (#743904) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king From: GUEST 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 |
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07 Jul 02 - 02:24 PM (#743905) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king From: masato sakurai Steeleye Span: The Beggar. ~Masato |
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07 Jul 02 - 02:55 PM (#743915) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king From: GUEST,Lews B(UK) 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 |
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07 Jul 02 - 04:37 PM (#743960) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'd rather be a begger than a king From: Malcolm Douglas There are two sets in the DT; see this previous discussion for links and some commentary: |