Jolly Beggarman (Connemara)

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It's of a jolly beggarman came tripping o'er the plain,
He came unto a farmer's door a lodging for to gain.
The farmer's daughter she came down and viewed him cheek and chin,
She says, He is a handsome man, I pray you take him in.

We'll go no more a-roving, a-roving in the night,
We'll go no more a-roving, let the moon shine so bright,
We'll go no more a-roving.

He would not lie within the barn nor yet within the byre,
But he would in the corner lie down by the kitchen fire.
Then the beggar's bed was made of good clean sheets and hay,
And down beside the kitchen fire the jolly beggar lay.

We'll go no more a-roving, a-roving in the night,
We'll go no more a-roving, let the moon shine so bright,
We'll go no more a-roving.

The farmer's daughter she came down to bolt the kitchen door,
And there she saw the beggar standing naked on the floor.
He took the daughter in his arms and to the bed he ran,
Kind sir, she says, be easy now, you'll waken our goodman.

We'll go no more a-roving, a-roving in the night,
We'll go no more a-roving, let the moon shine so bright,
We'll go no more a-roving.

You are no beggar, you are some gentleman,
For you have stole my maidenhead and I am quite undone.
I am no lord, I am no squire, of beggars I be one,
And beggars they be robbers all, till you are quite undone.

We'll go no more a-roving, a-roving in the night,
We'll go no more a-roving, let the moon shine so bright,
We'll go no more a-roving.

She took the bed in both her hands and threw it at the wall,
Says, go be with the beggerman my maidenhead and all.

We'll go no more a-roving, a-roving in the night,
We'll go no more a-roving, let the moon shine so bright,
We'll go no more a-roving.

####.... Author unknown. Traditional Irish song ....####

A variant was recorded by Connemara [1992-1997] (Near & Distant Shores, trk#11, 1995, Connemara Enterprises Ltd., St. John's, NL, produced by Jason Whelan & Connemara and recorded at The Sound Solution, St. John's, NL).

See more songs by Connemara.

A variant was recorded in 1980 as The Jolly Beggar on Planxty's albums Planxty (commonly called The Black Album) and Best Of Planxty Live.

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~ As per the variant by Connemara ~

Intro: [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G7] [C]

[C] It's of a jolly beggarman came [F] tripping o'er the [G] plain,
He [C] came unto a [F] farmer's door a- [C] lodging for to [G] gain;
The [C] farmer's daughter she came down and [F] viewed him cheek and [G] chin,
She [C] says, He is a [F] handsome man, I [C] pray you take him [G] in.