Chords with lyrics
CAPO: 5
Intro: C majorC
verse 1:
G+G
The night being dark and very cold
A augmentedA woman took pity on a poor old soul
C majorC
She took pity on a poor old soul
G+G C majorC
And asked him to come in
G+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
C majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
G+G C majorC
And hi for the beggarman
verse 2:
G+G
He sat him down in a chimney nook
He hung his coat upon a hook
C majorC
He hung his coat upon a hook
G+G C majorC
And merrily he did sing
G+G
Ah ha, too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
C majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
G+G C majorC
And hi for the beggarman
verse 3:
G+G
In the middle of the night the old woman rose
She missed the beggarman and all his clothes
C majorC
She clapped and clapped and clapped again
G+G C majorC
Says, "He has me daughter gone"
G+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
C majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
G+G C majorC
And hi for the beggarman
verse 4:
G+G
Three long years have passed and gone
When this old man came back again
C majorC
Asking for a charity
G+G C majorC
"Would you lodge a beggarman?"
VERSE 5:
G+G
"I never lodged any but the one
And with that one me daughter's gone
C majorC
With that one me daughter's gone
G+G C majorC
So merrily you may gang"
G+G
With your too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
C majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
G+G C majorC
And hi for the beggarman
VERSE 5:
G+G
"Would you like to see your daughter now
With two babbies on her knee
C majorC
With two babbies on her knee
G+G C majorC
And another coming on?"
VERSE 5:
G+G
"For yonder she sits and yonder she stands
The finest lady in all the land
C majorC
Servants there at her command
G+G C majorC
Since she went with the beggarman"
G+G
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
C majorC
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi
G+G C majorC
And hi for the beggarman