A​-​beggin' I will go

from D​é​mo (2015) by Known Dwarf

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Of all the trades in England the beggin' is the best
For when a beggar's tired he can lay him down and rest
And a-beggin' I will go
And a-beggin' I will go

I've a poke for me ma'le and another for me rye
I've a bottle by me side, to drink when I am dry

I've a poke for me salt an another for me malt
I've a pair of little crutches, you should see how I can halt.

There's patches on my fusty coat and a black patch on my eye
But when it comes to tuppenny ale I can see as well as thee

My britches they are no but holes but my heart is free of care
As long as I've my belly full my backside can go bare

I've been deaf at Duckinfield and I've been blind at Shaw
And many's the right and willing lass I've bedded in the straw

I've been a beggin' seven years with me ol' wooden leg
For lame I've been, since I was born, and so I'm forced to beg

In a hollow tree I pass the night, and there I pay no rent
Providence provides for me, and I am well content

I can rest when I am tired and I heed no master's bell
You men'd be daft to be a king when beggars live so well

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from D​é​mo (2015), released March 3, 2015

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Known Dwarf revisite cinq siècles de folksongs anglo-saxonnes.
Chansons de tavernes du XVIIe siècle, vieilles ballades, chansons de mineurs et de marins, chansons de révolte, elles parlent de la vie, de l’amour, de la mort, du travail, voire de tout ça en même temps. C’est l’occasion d’y croiser les conscrits du XVIIIe siècle, les travailleurs itinérants ou les ouvriers en grève. ... more

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