Hi For The Beggarman(Chords)

	        



Intro:  C 

verse 1: 
                              G 
The night being dark and very cold 

A woman took pity on a poor old soul 
C 
She took pity on a poor old soul  
              G       C 
And asked him to come in 
  
 
                                G 
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
C 
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
               G     C 
And hi for the beggarman 



verse 2: 
                             G 
He sat him down in a chimney nook 
    
He hung his coat upon a hook 
   C 
He hung his coat upon a hook  
            G      C 
And merrily he did sing 
  
 
                              G 
Ah ha, too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
C 
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
               G     C 
And hi for the beggarman 



verse 3: 
                                         G 
In the middle of the night the old woman rose 

She missed the beggarman and all his clothes 
    C 
She clapped and clapped and clapped again 
                 G        C 
Says, 'He has me daughter gone' 

 
                                G 
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
C 
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
               G     C 
And hi for the beggarman 



verse 4: 
                                 G 
Three long years have passed and gone 

When this old man came back again 
C 
Asking for a charity 
                   G     C 
'Would you lodge a beggarman?' 


VERSE 5: 
                            G 
'I never lodged any but the one 

And with that one me daughter's gone 
C 
With that one me daughter's gone 
           G       C 
So merrily you may gang' 


                                 G 
With your too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 

Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
C 
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
               G     C 
And hi for the beggarman 



VERSE 5: 
                                     G 
'Would you like to see your daughter now 

With two babbies on her knee 
C 
With two babbies on her knee  
            G      C 
And another coming on?' 


VERSE 5: 
                                    G 
'For yonder she sits and yonder she stands 

The finest lady in all the land 
C 
Servants there at her command  
                        G     C 
Since she went with the beggarman' 

 
                                G 
With his too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 

And a too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
C 
Too-roo roo-roo rantin hi 
               G     C 
And hi for the beggarman

	        

Written by Annie Roache