[Verse 1] A beggar a beggar came oer the lea He was asking lodgings for charity He was asking lodgings for charity Would ye loo a beggar man Oh lassie wi my tow row ray [Verse 2] A beggar a beggar Ill neer loo again I had a daughter and Jeannie was her name I had a daughter and Jeannie was her name Shes ran awa wi a begging man Oh laddie wi my tow row ray [Verse 3] Ill bend my back and Ill boo my knee Ill put a black patch oer my ee And a beggar a beggar theyll tak me tae be And along wi you Ill gang Oh laddie wi my tow row ray [Verse 4] Oh lassie oh lassie youre far too young And ye hinnae got the cant o the beggin tongue And ye hinnae got the cant o the beggin tongue And wi me ye winnae gang Oh lassie wi my tow row ray [Verse 5] Shes bent her back and shes bood her knee Shes put a black patch oer her ee And shes kilted her skirts up abune her knee And awa wi him shes gan Oh laddie wi my tow row ray [Verse 6] Your dochter Jeannies coming ower the lea Shes takin hem her bairnies three Shes got one on her back, aye the other on her knee And the other ones dawdling hem Oh lassie wi my tow row ray
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