[Verse 1]
A beggar a beggar came o'er the lea
He was asking lodgings for charity
He was asking lodgings for charity
Would ye loo a beggar man
Oh lassie wi‘ my tow row ray

[Verse 2]
A beggar a beggar I’ll ne’er loo again
I had a daughter and Jeannie was her name
I had a daughter and Jeannie was her name
She’s ran awa wi’ a begging man
Oh laddie wi’ my tow row ray

[Verse 3]
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’ you I’ll gang
Oh laddie wi’ my tow row ray

[Verse 4]
Oh lassie oh lassie you’re far too young
And ye hinnae got the can't o’ the beggin' tongue
And ye hinnae got the can't o’ the beggin' tongue
And wi’ me ye winnae gang
Oh lassie wi’ my tow row ray
[Verse 5]
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
Oh laddie wi’ my tow row ray

[Verse 6]
Your dochter Jeannie’s coming ower the lea
She’s takin’ hem her bairnies three
She's got one on her back, aye the other on her knee
And the other one's dawdling hem
Oh lassie wi’ my tow row ray