The Auld Beggarman

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: aka "Jolly Beggarman" or "The Gaberlunzieman" [Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274; Ballad Index C279; Mudcat 118078; trad.]. The song's chorus inspired lines in Lord Byron's poem "So, we'll go no more a roving". A beggar comes over the hills one day, and knocks on the door of a local farmer and asks for a roof for the night. Curiously, he will not accept a bed in the barn, but wishes only to sleep by the kitchen fire. Late at night, the farmer's daughter comes down to lock the kitchen door. The beggar and daughter exchange words, and fall in love. They sleep together, and through some unmentioned premise, the daughter accuses the man of being a nobleman come dressed as a beggar to woo her. He convinces her that he is indeed only a beggar, and she kicks him out. However, it turns out he was, in fact, a noble.
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
The Jolly Beggar	Ewan MacColl	1956
The Jolly Beggar	Jeannie Robertson	1961
Jolly Beggarman	Noel Murphy	1967
The Ragged Beggarman	Cyril Tawney	1969
The Jolly Beggar	The High Level Ranters	1971
Jolly Beggarman	The Freemen	1971
The Jolly Beggar	Planxty	1973
The Beggar Man	Roy Bailey	1976
The Jolly Beggar	Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize	1978
The Beggar Man	Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize	1979
The Gaberlunzie Man - Mrs. McLeod of Raasay	The Tannahill Weavers	1981	Medley
The Beggar Man	Malinky	April 18, 2000
The Gaberlunzie Man	Isla St Clair	2000
The Jolly Beggarman	Cherish the Ladies feat. Liam Clancy	April 17, 2001
The Beggar Man	John Strachan	2002
The Auld Beggarman	June Tabor	March 26, 2007
Beggar Beggar	Lisa Knapp	2007

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Můj život s mobilem	Miroslav Donutil	1998	First release