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Steeleye Span
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The Beggar
Lyricist:Tim Harries, Robert Johnson, Peter Knight, Gay Woods
I'd rather be a beggar than a king Tell you the reason why A king can't swagger, nor drink like a beggar Nor be half so happy as I
Let the back and sides go bare Let the hands and feet go cold Give to the belly beer enough Whether it be new or old
Sometimes we call at a rich man's hall To beg for bread and beer Sometimes we're lame, sometimes we're blind Sometimes too deaf to hear
Let the back and sides go bare Let the hands and feet go cold Give to the belly beer enough Whether it be new or old
Sometimes we lie like hogs in the sty In a flock of straw on the ground Sometimes eat a crust that's rolled in the dust And are thankful it can be found
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Let the back and sides go bare Let the hands and feet go cold Give to the belly beer enough Whether it be new or old
From the hag and the hungry goblin That into rags would rend you And the spirits that stand by the naked man In the book of moons defend you
That of your five sound senses You never be forsaken Nor travel from yourselves with me Abroad to beg your bacon
Let the back and sides go bare Let the hands and feet go cold Give to the belly beer enough Whether it be new or old
Let the back and sides go bare Let the hands and feet go cold Give to the belly beer enough Whether it be new or old
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