Lyrics and translation Archie Roach - Beggar Man - Demo
Biting
on
the
street
one
day
Un
jour,
je
mendiais
dans
la
rue
I
saw
a
policeman
J'ai
vu
un
policier
He
come
up
to
me
and
he
did
say
Il
est
venu
vers
moi
et
m'a
dit
"What
are
you
doing
man?"
"Qu'est-ce
que
tu
fais,
mon
vieux
?"
I
said
I
didn't
think
that
I
was
doing
any
harm
J'ai
dit
que
je
ne
pensais
pas
faire
de
mal
Then
he
went
and
moved
me
on
Puis
il
est
parti
et
m'a
fait
bouger
I
was
taking
alms
Je
faisais
la
quête
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Oh,
they
call
me
the
beggar
man
Oh,
ils
m'appellent
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
The
beggar
man
Le
mendiant
I
am
the
beggar
man
Je
suis
le
mendiant
So
I
went
to
another
street
Alors
je
suis
allé
dans
une
autre
rue
Yeah,
to
another
place
Oui,
à
un
autre
endroit
Then
I
started
biting
Puis
j'ai
recommencé
à
mendier
I
thought
that
I
was
safe
Je
pensais
être
en
sécurité
Then
someone
came
up
to
me
and
grabbed
me
by
the
arm
Puis
quelqu'un
est
venu
vers
moi
et
m'a
attrapé
par
le
bras
It
was
a
policeman
C'était
un
policier
And
I
was
taking
alms
Et
je
faisais
la
quête
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Oh,
they
call
me
the
beggar
man
Oh,
ils
m'appellent
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
I
am
the
beggar
man
Je
suis
le
mendiant
Have
you
got
two
bob?
Can
you
gimme
a
job?
As-tu
deux
shillings
? Peux-tu
me
donner
du
travail
?
Have
you
got
any
silver
or
gold?
As-tu
de
l'argent
ou
de
l'or
?
I
don't
want
to
steal
for
my
next
meal
Je
ne
veux
pas
voler
pour
mon
prochain
repas
I
want
you
keep
me
from
the
cold
Je
veux
que
tu
me
protèges
du
froid
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Oh,
they
call
me
the
beggar
man
Oh,
ils
m'appellent
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
The
beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Yeah,
the
beggar
man
Oui,
le
mendiant
I
had
a
wife,
I
had
a
home,
I
had
a
family
J'avais
une
femme,
j'avais
une
maison,
j'avais
une
famille
Then
I
went
and
did
them
wrong
and
I
am
so
lonely
Puis
je
les
ai
fait
souffrir
et
je
suis
si
seul
Now
I
walk
around
all
day
with
tired
and
aching
feet
Maintenant,
je
marche
toute
la
journée
avec
des
pieds
fatigués
et
endoloris
I
am
just
surviving,
cold
biting
on
the
street
Je
ne
fais
que
survivre,
le
froid
me
mord
dans
la
rue
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Have
you
got
alms
for
the
beggar
man?
As-tu
des
aumônes
pour
le
mendiant
?
Yeah,
they
call
me
the
beggar
man
Oui,
ils
m'appellent
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
The
beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
Beggar
man
Le
mendiant
Oh,
the
beggar
man
Oh,
le
mendiant
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5 River Song (2013 Remastered)
6 Reach For You (2013 Remastered)
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32 A Child Was Born Here (2013 Remastered)
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35 I've Lied (2013 Remastered)
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40 No No No (2013 Remastered)
41 Summer of My Life (2013 Remastered)
42 Koorie Koorie - Demo
43 Took the Children Away - Demo
44 Hungover - Demo
45 Weeping In the Forest (2013 Remastered)
46 I Don't Wanna Go - Demo
47 From Paradise (2013 Remastered)
48 Love In the Morning (2013 Remastered)
49 Tell Me Why (2013 Remastered)
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56 Weeping in the Forest - Live
57 Tell Me Why - Live
58 Walking into Doors - Live
59 There Is a Garden - Reprise
60 Beggar Man (2013 Remastered)
61 Mr. T (2013 Remastered)
2 Mothers Heartbeat (2013 Remastered)
3 Djabugai Lady (2013 Remastered)
4 Hold On Tight (2013 Remastered)
5 River Song (2013 Remastered)
6 Reach For You (2013 Remastered)
7 Give Unto Caesar (2013 Remastered)
8 Louis St. John (2013 Remastered)
9 Watching Over Me (2013 Remastered)
10 Beggar Man - Demo
11 Dancing Shoes - Demo
12 Nowhere to Go - Demo
13 Colour of Your Jumper - Demo
14 Alien Invasion (2013 Remastered)
15 Life Is Worth Living (2013 Remastered)
16 Just a Little Time (2013 Remastered)
17 Will I See You Tonight (2013 Remastered)
18 Mission Ration Blues (2013 Remastered)
19 Outside Your Window (2013 Remastered)
20 Many Waters Rise (2013 Remastered)
21 Cold Wind Blows (2013 Remastered)
22 Free To Be a Man (2013 Remastered)
23 Morning Star (2013 Remastered)
24 Move It On (2013 Remastered)
25 Small Child (2013 Remastered)
26 This Woman - Demo
27 Take Your Time - Demo
28 Mulyawongk - Demo
29 F Troop (2013 Remastered)
30 Dancing (With My Spirit) (2013 Remastered)
31 My Grandmother (2013 Remastered)
32 A Child Was Born Here (2013 Remastered)
33 Charcoal Lane (2013 Remastered)
34 Munjana (2013 Remastered)
35 I've Lied (2013 Remastered)
36 Down City Streets (2013 Remastered)
37 Took the Children Away (2013 Remastered)
38 Sister Brother (2013 Remastered)
39 Beautiful Child (2013 Remastered)
40 No No No (2013 Remastered)
41 Summer of My Life (2013 Remastered)
42 Koorie Koorie - Demo
43 Took the Children Away - Demo
44 Hungover - Demo
45 Weeping In the Forest (2013 Remastered)
46 I Don't Wanna Go - Demo
47 From Paradise (2013 Remastered)
48 Love In the Morning (2013 Remastered)
49 Tell Me Why (2013 Remastered)
50 Walking Into Doors (2013 Remastered)
51 Wild Blue Gums (2013 Remastered)
52 So Young (2013 Remastered)
53 Angela (2013 Remastered)
54 Jamu Dreaming (2013 Remastered)
55 There Is a Garden (2013 Remastered)
56 Weeping in the Forest - Live
57 Tell Me Why - Live
58 Walking into Doors - Live
59 There Is a Garden - Reprise
60 Beggar Man (2013 Remastered)
61 Mr. T (2013 Remastered)
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