X: 1
T: the JOLLY BEGGAR
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.58-62
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The rhythm in measure 7 is obviously wrong, but the fix isn't obvious, so I've left it as is.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
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G | G A B c d2 G G/ G/ |
w: There was a jol-ly beg-gar, and a
G g g f e3 d | g b a
w: beg-ging he was boun', And he took up
g ed e g | d B A G A3 |]
w: his quar-*ters in-to a land'-art town.
B/ B/ | c B c d e2 e f |
w: And we'll gang nae mair a rov-ing, Sae
g f g a {g}f2 d d | b a
w: late in-to the night, And we'll gang nae
g f e/ f g2 g/ g/ | d B
w: mair a rov-ing, boys, let the moon shine
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A B G3 |]
w: ne'er so bright.
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W: 2.He wad neither ly in barn, nor yet wad he in byre,
W:   But in ahint the ha' door, or else afore the fire,
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 3.The beggar's bed was made at e'en, wi' good clean straw and hay,
W:   And in ahint the ha' door, and there the beggar lay.
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 4.Up raise the gudeman's dochter, and for to bar the door,
W:   And there she saw the beggar standin i' the floor,
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 5.He took the lassie in his arms, and to the bed he ran,--
W:   O hooly, hooly wi' me, Sir, ye'll waken our gudeman,
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
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W:
W: 6.The beggar was a cunnin' loon, and ne'er a word!  he spak,
W:   Until he got his turn done, syne he began to crack.
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 7.Are there ony dogs into this town? maiden, tell me true;
W:   What wad ye do wi' them, my hinny and my dow?
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 8.They'll rive a' my meal pocks, and do me meikle wrang.
W:   O dool for the doing o't! Are you the poor man?
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W: 9.Then she took up the meal pocks, and flang them o'er the wa';
W:   The d--l gae wi' the meal pocks, your ragged duds, and a'.
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
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W:
W:10.I took ye for some gentleman, at least the Laird of Brodie;
W:   O dool for the doing o't! are ye the poor bodie?
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W:11.He took the lassie in his arms, and gae her kisses three,
W:   And four-and-twenty hunder merk to pay the niu-rice fee.
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W:12.He took a horn frae his side, and blew baith loud and shrill,
W:   And four-and-twenty belted knights came skipping o'er the hill.
W:       And well gang nae mair, &c.
W:
W:13.And he took out his little knffe, loot a' his duddies fa',
W:   And he was the brawest gentleman that was a-mang them a'.
W:       And we'll gang nae mair, &c.
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W:
W:14.The beggar was a cliver loon, and he lap shoulder height:
W:   O ay for sicken quarters' as I got yesternight!
W:       And we'll gang na mail', &c.
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