G D      G D      G

[Verse]
  D
A beggar, a beggar come o'er the lea
D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
              G   D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
D
"Wad ye lo'e a beggar man O?
                      G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"

[Verse]
  D
"A beggar, a beggar, I'll never ludge again
D
I had a dochter and Jeannie was her name
        G   D
I had a dochter and Jeannie was her name
D
She run awa' wi' the beggar man O
                      G
Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray"

[Instrumental]
G D      G D      G

[Verse]
              D
"I'll bent my back and I'll boo my knee
D
And I'll put a black patch o'er my e'e
                G  D
And a beggar, a beggar ye'll tak' me tae be
D
An' awa' wi' you I'll gang O
                      G
Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray"

[Verse]
               D
"Oh lassie, oh lassie, you're far too young
D
An' ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin' tongue
                      G    D
An' ye hinnae got the cant o' the beggin' tongue
D
An' wi' me ye winnae gang O
                      G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"

[Verse]
             D
She bent her back an' she boo'd her knee
D
An' she put a black patch o'er her e'e
               G      D
An' kilted her skirts up abune her knee
D
An' awa' wi' him she's gang O
                      G
Laddie wi' my tow-row-ray

[Instrumental]
G D      G D      G

[Verse]
             D
Yer dochter, Jean's, comin' o'er the lea
D
She's takin' hame her bairnies three
                     G    D
She's got yin on her back an' anither on her knee
D
An' the ither yin's toddlin' hame O
                      G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray

[Verse]
      D
Aye a beggar, a beggar come o'er the lea
D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
              G   D
He was askin' ludgins for charity
D
"Wad ye lo'e a beggar man O?
                      G
Lassie wi' my tow-row-ray"