The High Kings - The Little Beggarman

[@sumaiiya7]

Lyrics : I am a little beggarman and begging I have been For three score or more in this little isle of green I'm known from the Liffey down to Segue And I'm known by the name of old Johnny Dhu Of all the trade's that's going, sure begging is the best For when a man is tired, he can sit down and rest He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do Only cut around the corner with his old rig-a-doo I slept in the barn, down at Caurabawn A wet night came on and I slept 'till the dawn With holes in the roof and the rain coming through And the rats and the cats, they were playing peek-a-boo When who did I waken but the woman of the house With her white spotty apron and her calico blouse She began to frighten and I said "boo Aarah, don't be afraid mam it's only Johnny Dhu" I met a little flaxy-haired girl one day "Good morning little flaxy-haired girl" I did say "Good morning little beggarman, a how do you do With your rags and you tags and you old rig-a-doo" I'll buy a pair of leggings, a collar and a tie And a nice young lady I'll fetch by and by I'll buy a pair of goggles and I'll colour them blue And an old fashioned lady I will make her too Over the road with my pack on my back Over the fields with my great heavy sack With holes in my shoes and my toes peeping through Singing skinny-me-rink a doodle o and old Johnny Dhu I must be going to bed for it's getting late at night The fire's all raked and out goes the light So now you've heard the story of my old rig-a-doo It's good-bye and God be with you says old Johnny Dhu

[@Rebecca-ri6ep]

Thank you

[@vanjaraduljeskovic2318]

I'm Serbian, heard this about a decade ago, and since then, it's still a tune I hear in this exact interpretation that makes me just smiley and giddy.

[@Kay-hu8mw]

how can you not love these guys :)

[@TheSangson]

Well,er...you just don´t. (Don´t not love them I mean)

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

@@gconthemic2502 meaning what exactly?

[@gconthemic2502]

@@The_Republic_of_Ireland they had a bad relationship with George Murphy when he joined the band, in an unfair way

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

@@gconthemic2502 what happened?

[@gconthemic2502]

@@The_Republic_of_Ireland they weren't happy with the reaction he got after only coming in the door, and weren't willing to split things 4 ways

[@tonyr1927]

25 dislikes??? Who could ever dislike these men.

[@josephgallagher5973]

brilliant!!! im only half irish but im still 100% proud to be irish

[@onespicyboi754]

I doesn’t matter if your 100% or 0.0000001% Irish, you will still find yourself trying to sing along

[@jaceelliott6317]

I'm proud to say I can sing this entire song at full speed.

[@jaceelliott6317]

Im actually at the point where I've heard and recited this so many times thatthis feels slow. Jimmy Murphy, however...

[@TheKrake36]

***** Jop, kann ich nicht empfehlen ^^

[@IdoTheChoombi]

LIAR (in seriousness, whoa, congrats, you are awesome)

[@Play_It_Cool_]

Me too! Gotta practice though if your Murrican and only part Irish( least im proud of that last part)

[@noneofyourdamnbusiness234]

Same I'm from America but often complimented on my irish and irish accent (no it's not the lucky charms guy. And I always make sure when I do it to not go down that road.) i even had a full blown conversation with a guy from galway and he actually thought I was irish aswell!! But then I started talking normally he was like "What the fucks going on here!?!?!" And I just laughed. I'm Mexican by the way. Even though one day I'm moving to Ireland for sure no doubt about it.

[@benrhysf]

love love love love singing this

[@geraldwilson681]

This song got me up and dancing about!!😆🇮🇪

[@BrianClonmel]

Just epic!! & Finbarr is a Clancy from Carrick-On-Suir so very special to me indeed

[@brianthatchefguy631]

Awesome Irish Tunes!!!

[@m.s.aviation7065]

Does anyone else just appreciate the normal and original-ness of Irish folk over annoying crap you hear on the radio here in America?

[@ledingdong1492]

This is a Lambeg tune

[@aronvolt5377]

everything Irish is beautiful ^^ :D it's always beautiful when things are authentic, original and traditional

[@jetmaaan8749]

Who would dislike this?

[@DuroSpacer]

excellent version of this song

[@lauradellarciprete4269]

I love these guys.💖💖💖

[@jessehill9422]

Same.

[@BadlyOrganisedGenius]

The Irish equivalent of Rap God

[@noneofyourdamnbusiness234]

I'd love to see a drunk Irishman rap Rap God. Wouldn't that be a laugh.

[@staceymercieca4172]

Lol you should listen to rattlin bog

[@xpitifulnickelx9359]

Ney my boy. Go look up Seamus kennedy rattling bog. That be a song that dirt bag eminem couldn't sing.

[@nathanaxen9712]

@@xpitifulnickelx9359 three great minds here at least! If they think this is a challenge, they've never heard Rattlin Bog or Road to Dublin. 😂

[@yout1556]

That would be _ rocky road to Dublin

[@fatalcreeper8694]

It takes an absolute CHAD to keep up with the lyrics😎

[@kevinwiley9696]

LOVE this song!!!!

[@ChickenLiver911]

Ev’ry Irisher oughta like the high kings.

[@therealcbumstead]

'ight Mr President

[@henrymarks2237]

Levi Kirsch Ich bin ein Dubliner

[@flightoffancy31]

Whoa! What a tongue bending intro!!! Bet it feels good to be able to sing that!

[@jakimisprime2166]

Bet their wives love it more lol

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

@@jakimisprime2166 😂😂😂

[@LukaPoljak]

Row-ten Dow-ten Did-dl-ee ow-ten Row-ten Dow-ten Dah, an a Row-ten Dow-ten Did-dl-ee ow-ten Dee-ten Die-ten Doh, di-ther-ah Dom Dow-ten Row-ten Dom a Row-ten Dee-ten Dah, Fea-ther-a Do a di-ther-ah Row-ten Dow-ten Fid-dle-ee Aye-ten Dah!

[@stephenreed1298]

Thanks! Never could have figured that one out. After hearing this played as a bluegrass tune on fiddle and guitar, this provides such context.

[@genuinedraft7350]

What happens when you put a group of fun-loving folk on a very green island for 2 thousand years. From WB Yeats to Mickey Collins #Slainté

[@tiberiuswolf8259]

and then violently oppress them for a third of it! don't forget the oppression, it's a very important part of the equation

[@juwebles4352]

Some excellent lilting there

[@akisamekoetsuji7298]

Jeder deutsche der zum Anfang hin auch öfter das "deppen rappen" Gehört hat Ihr seid nicht allein😂

[@sasukehyuuga755]

Very good.

[@thedescendingcloud9122]

Listen to this at 2X speed lol

[@kinge6408]

thanks for the sugsten

[@ander__h8446]

❤️

[@brainerror2023]

it sounds so funny lol

[@Noname-bf3hp]

I use to be in chior and we sang this infront of half the city at full speed, I was proud of all of us cause we did it in a week

[@fatalcreeper8694]

My girlfriend will thank me later for learning the lyrics to this 👅

[@zarathushtra9564]

Great, wonderful, inspiring, elevating :)

[@SandySalmansohn]

Wow. The High Kings were so young there.

[@SunilShah]

Another jewel

[@lucamatterazzo3631]

I love It yeah

[@sundardude4235]

wowwww

[@DrZeddy-wo5fd]

Happy st Patrick's day

[@loilasea]

Love you

[@BDNeon]

189 likes, 0 dislikes. Nuff said.

[@oc11studiosOFFICIAL]

The Irish Eminem

[@FeFarthing]

Finton Treacy of San Francisco used to sing this at parties. My party piece was 'The Whistlin' Gypsy Rover. Sixties were great in this then great city of the patron saint of animals.

[@JPammo]

of course!!!

[@martybrady778]

Class hi

[@herzigharte]

High kings win

[@meganenos8051]

Just4folks

[@sebibrauni]

epic

[@danielmunder810]

Is it more appropriate to clap on 1&3 or 2&4 for this song? 🤔

[@m.s.aviation7065]

Ide say 2-4

[@leone.6190]

In the crowd they're all clapping on all 4 anyways... :D

[@TAYTOO0]

the only boy band i recommend

[@spencercoots]

Look at the transcripts.

[@sugithpremachandra4634]

how related to Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem?

[@МуслимГалеев]

Почему ирландцы поют по английски?

[@TigerTzu]

What was that about a "rub and tug"?

[@rivkier7214]

So there’s a Johnny do and a Johnny b good

[@laurachapman3718]

Is that Nollaig Casey fiddling for you in this clip?

[@matthewmcshane4490]

:)

[@AK-gn3tt]

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[@TH3P41NT3DC0W]

Not being a native speaker, I always considered my english pretty well...but damn this is just too fast ("Singing skinny-me-rink a doodle o and old Johnny Dhu")

[@iceaxe56]

I need a shower and go see a cheiftains show--This is so fake right down to their outfits-Kind of like watching lord of dance

[@BDNeon]

whatever you say, neckbeard.

[@sgt.killjoy7466]

Really?

[@AK-gn3tt]

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