To the Beggin' I Will Go
(traditional/ Evan Eleven)
Of every trade in all the world, beggin' is the best
for when a beggar's tired he can sit him down and rest
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
I've a pocket for me oatmeal and another for me salt
and if ya might find fault with me, i swear it's not my fault
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
I've a pocket for me sugar and another for me spice
and if ya lend to me yer bed tonite then you can have me twice
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
I've a bottle for me whiskey and another for me beer
and if the pigs are lookin' for me then ya didn't see me here
to the boozin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
So gimme a dollar or a drink and i'll play you a tune
and after dark then i'll be dancin', howlin' at the moon
to the buskin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
Ya say, i'm lazy spangin', so the truth to you i'll tell-
i'll never bow to another man when beggin' pays so well
to the spangin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
And ya may say, land is yours to own, well i say that it's not
and you can tell yer landlord i said, you can squat or rot
to the squattin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
And sometimes you don't treat me kind, ya say that i'm insane
well, fuck you then, i'm outta here and hoppin' on a train
to the travelin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
And if ya think it can't be done, well then just look at me-
i just get out of bed in time for Food not Bombs at three
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
And beggin' was once good a trade and it is still i know
i hear the whistle blowin', now it's time for me to go
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
to the beggin' i will go, O to the beggin' i will go
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