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T:The Jolly Beggar
B:Milner D,Kaplan P, 1983,Songs of England,Ireland and Scotland,Oak,New York
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
S:From J Johnson, The Scots Musical Museum
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A,2 |A,3 B, C2 D2 |E2 C2 B,3 A, |A,2 A2 A2 B2 | (A2G2)
w:There was a jol-ly beg-gar, and a beg-ging he was bound_
 (F2E2) |A2 c2 B2 A2 |(F3G) A2 F2 |E2 C2 B,2 A,2 | (C2B,2)
w:And_ he took up his quar--ters in-to a land-'art town_
 A,2 F,2 |A,3 B, C2 D2 |(E2C2) B,3 A, |A,2 A2 A2 B2 | (A2G2) 
w:And we'll gang nae mair a rov--ing Sae late in-to the night_ 
F2 E2 |A3 c B3 A |F2 G2 A2 F2 |E2 C2 B,2 A,2 |  (C2B,2) 
w:And we'll gang nae mair a rov-ing, Let the moon shine ne'er sae bright_
B,2 F,2 |A,3 B, C3 D |(E2C2) A,2  |]
w: And we'll gang nae mair a rov-*ing