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Of all the trades in England, the begging is the best |
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For when a beggar's tired, he can lay him down to rest |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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I've a pocket for my oatmeal and another for my salt |
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And with my leg and crutches you should see how I can bolt |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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There's patches on my coat, and on my right eye too |
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When it comes to pretty girls, I can see as well as you |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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My trousers are all ragged, and my heart is free from care |
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If I can eat and drink, m' boys, my backside can go bare |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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There's a bed for me in any town, and I've no rent to pay |
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There's many a right and willing lass I've bedded in the hay |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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I've got no tax to pay, and I heed no master's bell |
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Who would be a king when a beggar does so well? |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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Of all the trades in England, the begging is the best |
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For when a beggar's tired, he can lay him down to rest |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |
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And a-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go |