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Liam Clancy - Hi For The Beggarman
CAPO: 5th Fret
[INTRO:]  C  
[VERSE 1:]
The night being dark and very Gcold
A woman took pity on a poor old soul
CShe took pity on a poor old soul 
And asked him Gto come Cin
[CHORUS:]
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin Ghi
And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
CToo-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And hi for the GbeggarCman
[VERSE 2:]
He sat him down in a chimney Gnook
He hung his coat upon a hook
He Chung his coat upon a hook 
And merrily Ghe did Csing
[CHORUS:]
Ah ha, too-roo roo-roo rantin Ghi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
CToo-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And hi for the GbeggarCman
[VERSE 3:]
In the middle of the night the old woman Grose
She missed the beggarman and all his clothes
She Cclapped and clapped and clapped again
Says, "He has me Gdaughter Cgone"
[CHORUS:]
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin Ghi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
CToo-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And hi for the GbeggarCman
[VERSE 4:]
Three long years have passed and Ggone
When this old man came back again
CAsking for a charity
"Would you lodge a GbeggarCman?"
[VERSE 5:]
"I never lodged any but the Gone
And with that one me daughter's gone
CWith that one me daughter's gone
So merrily Gyou may Cgang"
[CHORUS:]
With your too-roo roo-roo rantin Ghi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
CToo-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And hi for the GbeggarCman
[VERSE 5:]
"Would you like to see your daughter Gnow
With two babbies on her knee
CWith two babbies on her knee 
And another Gcoming Con?"
[VERSE 5:]
"For yonder she sits and yonder she Gstands
The finest lady in all the land
CServants there at her command 
Since she went with the GbeggarCman"
[CHORUS:]
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin Ghi
And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
CToo-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And hi for the GbeggarCman

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Hi For The Beggarman

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Liam Clancy - Hi For The Beggarman

CAPO: 5th Fret

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

The night being dark and very cold

A woman took pity on a poor old soul

She took pity on a poor old soul

G C

And asked him to come in

[CHORUS:]

With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

G C

And hi for the beggarman

[VERSE 2:]

He sat him down in a chimney nook

He hung his coat upon a hook

G C

And merrily he did sing

[CHORUS:]

Ah ha, too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

G C

And hi for the beggarman

[VERSE 3:]

In the middle of the night the old woman rose

She missed the beggarman and all his clothes

She clapped and clapped and clapped again

G C

Says, "He has me daughter gone"

[CHORUS:]

With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

G C

And hi for the beggarman

[VERSE 4:]

Three long years have passed and gone

When this old man came back again

Asking for a charity

G C

"Would you lodge a beggarman?"

[VERSE 5:]

"I never lodged any but the one

And with that one me daughter's gone

With that one me daughter's gone

G C

So merrily you may gang"

[CHORUS:]

With your too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

G C

And hi for the beggarman

[VERSE 5:]

"Would you like to see your daughter now

With two babbies on her knee

G C

And another coming on?"

[VERSE 5:]

"For yonder she sits and yonder she stands

The finest lady in all the land

Servants there at her command

G C

Since she went with the beggarman"

[CHORUS:]

With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi

G C

And hi for the beggarman

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