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