Richard Thompson

The little begger girl

Richard Thompson


I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my name 
You can call me a skiver and I'll call you the same 
You can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shame 
That I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
Yes I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
You can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shame 
That I'm only a poor little beggar girl 

I'll dance with my peg leg a-wiggling at the knee 
I'll play on the accordion my father gave to me 
For it's well worth it all to please a gent such as thee 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
Yes I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
And it's well worth it all to please a gent such as thee 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 

I've been down to London, I've been up to Crewe 
I travel far and wide to do the work that I do 
'Cause I love taking money off a snob like you 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
Yes I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
And I love taking money off a snob like you 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 

Oh the poor they will be rich, and the rich they will be poor 
That's according to Saul when he wrote down the law 
And I'd much rather be rich after than before 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
Yes I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
And I'd much rather be rich, after than before 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 

If the words of my song do your conscience alarm 
Just remember generosity is like a lucky charm 
If you give me your money it'll do you no harm 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
Yes I'm only a poor little beggar girl 
If you give me your money it'll do you no harm 
For I'm only a poor little beggar girl