Bellowhead - A-Begging I Will Go lyrics

Of all the trades in England
The begging is the best
For when a beggar's tired
He can lay him down to rest
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go

I've a pocket for my oatmeal
Another for my salt
And with my leg and crutches you
Should see how I can bolt
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go

There's patches on my coat
And on my right eye too
When it comes to pretty girls
I can see as well as you
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go
My trousers are all ragged
And my heart is free from care
If I can eat and drink, m'boys
My backside can go bare
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go

There's a bed for me in every town
And I've no rent to pay
There's many a right and willing lass
I've bedded in the hay
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go

I've got no tax to pay
And I heed no master's bell
Who would be a king when
A beggar does so well?
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go

Of all the trades in England
The begging is the best
For when a beggar's tired
He can lay him down to rest
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go
(A-begging I will go)
A-begging I will go, and a-begging I will go
(A-begging I will go)
And a-begging I will go
And a-begging I will go