Lyrics And a Begging I Will Go - Martin Carthy
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
pocket
for
my
oatmeal
and
another
for
my
salt
I′ve
a
pair
of
little
crutches
that
should
see
how
I
can
bolt
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
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
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
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
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
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
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
There′s
a
bed
for
me
where'er
I
lie
and
I
don′t
pay
no
rent
I've
got
no
noisy
looms
to
mind
and
I
am
right
content
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
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
And
a-beggin′
I
will
go
And
a-beggin'
I
will
go
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
1 High Germany
2 The Trees They Do Grow High
3 Sovay
4 Ye Mariners All
5 The Queen of Hearts
6 Broomfield Hill
7 Springhill Mine Disaster
8 Scarborough Fair
9 Lovely Joan
10 The Barley and the Rye
11 The Wind That Shakes The Barley
12 The Two Magicians
13 The Handsome Cabin Boy
14 And a Begging I Will Go
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