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[Verse]
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A beggar, a beggar come o'er the lea
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He was askin' ludgins for charity
G D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
D
"Wad ye lo'e a beggar man O?
G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"
[Verse]
D
"A beggar, a beggar, I'll never ludge again
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I had a dochter and Jeannie was her name
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I had a dochter and Jeannie was her name
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She run awa' wi' the beggar man O
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Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray"
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
[Verse]
D
"I'll bent my back and I'll boo my knee
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And I'll put a black patch o'er my e'e
G D
And a beggar, a beggar ye'll tak' me tae be
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An' awa' wi' you I'll gang O
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Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray"
[Verse]
D
"Oh lassie, oh lassie, you're far too young
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An' ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin' tongue
G D
An' ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin' tongue
D
An' wi' me ye winnae gang O
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Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"
[Verse]
D
She bent her back an' she boo'd her knee
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An' she put a black patch o'er her e'e
G D
An' kilted her skirts up abune her knee
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An' awa' wi' him she's gang O
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Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray
[Instrumental]
G D G D G
[Verse]
D
Yer dochter, Jean's, comin' o'er the lea
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She's takin' hame her bairnies three
G D
She's got yin on her back an' anither on her knee
D
An' the ither yin's toddlin' hame O
G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray
[Verse]
D
Aye a beggar, a beggar come o'er the lea
D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
G D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
D
"Wad ye lo'e a beggar man O?
G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"
