A beggar a beggar came ower the lea He was asking lodgings for charity He was asking lodgings for charity Would ye loo a beggar man Lassie wi' my tow row ray
A beggar a beggar I'll ne'er loo again I had ae dochter and Jeannie was her name I had ae dochter and Jeannie was her name She's awa' wi' the beggar man Lassie wi' my tow row ray
I'll bend my back and I'll boo my knee I'll put a black patch o'er my e'e And a beggar a beggar they'll tak me tae be And along wi yoo I'll gang Laddie wi' my tow row ray
Oh lassie oh lassie you're far ower young And ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin tongue And ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin tongue And wi' me ye winnae gang Lassie wi' my tow row ray
She's bent her back and she's boo'd her knee She's put a black patch o'er her e'e And she's kilted her skirts up abune her knee And awa' wi' him she's gan Laddie wi' my tow row ray
Your dochter Jean's coming ower the lea She's takin' hame her bairnies three She has yin on her back aye and another on her knee And the other yin's toddlin' hame Lassie wi' my tow row ray