The Beggar
Steeleye Span
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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 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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