The Begging Song
Martin CarthyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Of all the trades in England the beggin' is the best
For when a beggar's tired he can lay him down and rest
after each verse):
And a-beggin' I will go
And a-beggin' I will go
I got on the train in Carlisle they kicked me out at Crewe
I slept on every paving-stone from there to Waterloo
I got breakfast off the Embankment I got my lunch and tea
And only the finest cardboard made a home that was fit for me
We sit on the stair at Leicester Square from seven o'clock till ten
Then round the back of the Connaught House for dinner from out of a bin
I can rest when I am tired and I heed no master's bell
A man'd be daft to be a king when beggars live so well
The law came down to see us they came down three together
They put out the fire they left us there Oh Lord how we did shiver
I am a Victorian value I'm enterprise poverty
Completely invisible to the state and a joy to Mrs T
Of all the trades in England the beggin' is the best
For when a beggar's tired he can lay him down and rest
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Readable chord sheet for The Begging Song by Martin Carthy
[Am]Of all the trades in [C]England t[G]he beggin' is the [Am]best [Am]For when a beggar's t[G]ired he can l[C]ay him down an[G]d rest after each verse): [D]And a-beggin' I will go And [Am]a-beggin' [G]I will [Am]go [Am]I got on the train in[C] Carlisle [G]they kicked me out at [Am]Crewe [Am]I slept on every [G]paving-stone from [C]there to Wate[G]rloo [Am]I got breakfast off the [C]Embankment I [G]got my lunch and [Am]tea [Am]And only the finest [G]cardboard made a [C]home that was fit for [G]me [Am]We sit on the stair at [C]Leicester Square from [G]seven o'clock till [Am]ten [Am]Then round the back of the [G]Connaught House for [C]dinner from out of a [G]bin [Am]I can rest when I am [C]tired and I [G]heed no master's [Am]bell [Am]A man'd be daft to be a [G]king when [C]beggars live so [G]well [Am]The law came down to [C]see us they came [G]down three [Am]together [Am]They put out the fire they [G]left us there [C]Oh Lord how we did [G]shiver [Am]I am a Victorian [C]value I'm [G]enterprise [Am]poverty [Am]Completely invisible [G]to the state [C]and a joy to [G]Mrs T [Am]Of all the trades in [C]England t[G]he beggin' is the [Am]best [Am]For when a beggar's t[G]ired he can l[C]ay him down an[G]d rest