The Jolly Beggar together, and through some unmentioned premise, the daughter accuses the man of being a nobleman come dressed as a beggar to woo her. He convinces her that he is indeed only a beggar, and she kicks him out. However, it turns out he was, in fact, a noble. The Jolly Beggar The Jolly Beggar also known as The Gaberlunzieman is Child ballad 279. The song's chorus inspired lines in Lord Byron's poem "So, we'll go no more a roving." A beggar comes over the hills one day, and knocks on the door of a local farmer and asks for a
Jolly Roving Tar so manly, drest all in his sailor's clothes,<br> His cheeks they were like roses, his eyes as black as sloes,<br> His hair hung down in ringlets, but he is gone afar,<br> And my heart lies in the bosom of my jolly, roving Tar.<br> <br> Come all you jolly sailors, and push the boat ashore,<br> That I may see my father's ships and see they are secure,<br> Provisions we have plenty, and lots of grog in store,<br> So drink good health you sailors, to my jolly, roving Tar."<br> <br> She quickly jumped into the boat and merrily left the land,<br> And