Little Beggarman - Ian & Sylvia

I am a little beggarman, a beggar I’ve been

For three score or more in this little isle of green

I’m known from the Liffey down to Segue

And I’m known by the name of Beau Johnny Dhu

Of all the trades a-goin', I’m sure beggin' is the best

For when a man is tired, he can lay down and rest

He can beg for his dinner for he’s nothing else to do

Only cut around the corner with his old rig-a-doo

I slept in a barn way down at Caurabawn

A wet night come on, and we slept 'til the dawn

With holes in the roof and the a-rain comin' through

And th cats and the rats, they wer playin' peek-a-boo

Who should awaken but the woman of the house

With her white spotted apron and her calico blouse

She began to frighten, and I said, «Boo»

And «Don't be afraid, ma’am, it’s only Johnny Dhu»