[Verse] I wish I were in Dublin or some other seaport town Id set my foot on a steamboat and sail the ocean round Sailing round the ocean, sailing round the sea I think of handsome Molly wherever she may be I am a beggarman and a begging I have been For three score or more on this little isle of green Im known from the Liffy on down to Segu And Im known by the name of Little Johnny Doo Of all the trades agoing sure abegging is the best When a man gets tired he can lay his head to rest He can beg for his supper when theres nothing else to do Or go sit round the corner in his old rigadoo We slept one night in a barn in Clairebon We went naked all night and slept until the dawn Holes in the roof and the rain apouring through And the cats and the rats they were aplaying peekaboo Who should awaken but the woman of the house In a white spotted apron and a calico blouse She began to frighten and I said Boo! Dont be afraid maam, its only Johnny Doo! Over the fields with a pack on my back Over the hills with a creak in me sack Holes in my shoes and my toes peeking through Singing Shinkle and a wrinkle its only Johnny Doo! Well, its getting late at night and its time to go to bed And the fires all out and whoops goes the light Now you know the story of the old rigadoo So good night and God be with you says Little Johnny Doo
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