The Jolly Beggarman Lyrics And Chords
Recorded by Christy Moore and Planxty. The guitar chords in the key of C Major in chordpro are set in the same key as the Planxty version, there may be one or two changes that Planxty make that are different than my version.
Lyrics And Chords In The Key Of C
[[C]It's of a jolly[C7] beggarman came[F] tripping o'er the[Am] plain
He[C] came unto a[F] farmer's door a[C] lodging for to [G7]gain
The[C] farmer's daughter[C7] she came down and [F]viewed him cheek and[Am] chin
She[C] says, He is a[F] handsome man. I[C] pray you take him[G7] in
We'll[C] go no more a [C7]roving, a [F]roving in the[Am] night
We'll [C]go no more a[F] roving, let the[C] moon shine so[G7] bright
We'll[C] go no more a roving
He would not lie within the barn nor yet within the byre
But he would in the corner lie down by the kitchen fire
o then the beggar's bed was made of good clean sheets and hay
And down beside the kitchen fire the jolly beggar lay
The farmer's daughter she got up to bolt the kitchen door
And there she saw the beggar standing naked on the floor
He took the daughter in his arms and to the bed he ran
Kind sir, she says, be easy now, you'll waken our goodman
Now you are no beggar, you are some gentleman
For you have stolen my maidenhead and I am quite undone
I am no lord, I am no squire, of beggars I be one
And beggars they be robbers all, so you re quite undone
[[C]It's of a jolly[C7] beggarman came[F] tripping o'er the[Am] plain
He[C] came unto a[F] farmer's door a[C] lodging for to [G7]gain
The[C] farmer's daughter[C7] she came down and [F]viewed him cheek and[Am] chin
She[C] says, He is a[F] handsome man. I[C] pray you take him[G7] in
We'll[C] go no more a [C7]roving, a [F]roving in the[Am] night
We'll [C]go no more a[F] roving, let the[C] moon shine so[G7] bright
We'll[C] go no more a roving
He would not lie within the barn nor yet within the byre
But he would in the corner lie down by the kitchen fire
o then the beggar's bed was made of good clean sheets and hay
And down beside the kitchen fire the jolly beggar lay
The farmer's daughter she got up to bolt the kitchen door
And there she saw the beggar standing naked on the floor
He took the daughter in his arms and to the bed he ran
Kind sir, she says, be easy now, you'll waken our goodman
Now you are no beggar, you are some gentleman
For you have stolen my maidenhead and I am quite undone
I am no lord, I am no squire, of beggars I be one
And beggars they be robbers all, so you re quite undone
The Jolly Beggarman Chords In G Major
[G]It's of a jolly[G7] beggarman came[C] tripping o'er the[Em] plain
He[G] came unto a[C] farmer's door a[G] lodging for to [D7]gain
The[G] farmer's daughter[G7] she came down and [C]viewed him cheek and[Em] chin
She[G] says, He is a[C] handsome man. I[G] pray you take him[D7] in
We'll[G] go no more a [G7]roving, a [C]roving in the[Em] night
We'll [G]go no more a[C] roving, let the[G] moon shine so[D7] bright
We'll[G] go no more a roving
[G]It's of a jolly[G7] beggarman came[C] tripping o'er the[Em] plain
He[G] came unto a[C] farmer's door a[G] lodging for to [D7]gain
The[G] farmer's daughter[G7] she came down and [C]viewed him cheek and[Em] chin
She[G] says, He is a[C] handsome man. I[G] pray you take him[D7] in
We'll[G] go no more a [G7]roving, a [C]roving in the[Em] night
We'll [G]go no more a[C] roving, let the[G] moon shine so[D7] bright
We'll[G] go no more a roving
