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CRAIGBILLY FAIR, by                    
First Line: As I went up to craigbilly fair
Last Line: And away went the beggar-men all in a row
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars;festivals; Fairs;pageants


As I went up to Craigbilly Fair,
Who did I meet but a jolly beggar,
And the name of this beggar they called him Rover,
And the name of his wife it was Kitty-lie-over.
There was Rover and Rover and Kitty-lie-over,
There was Rooney and Mooney,
And Nancy and Francey,
and Lily and Billy,
And Jamie and Joe,
And away went the beggar-men all in a row.
Again I went up to Craigbilly Fair,
And who should I meet but another beggar,
And this beggar's name they called him Rallax,
And the name of his wife it was Ould Madam Ball-o'-Wax.
There was Rallax and Rallax and Ould Madam Ball-o'-Wax,
There was Rover and Rover and Kitty-lie-over,
There was Rooney and Mooney,
And Nancy and Francey,
and Lily and Billy,
And Jamie and Joe,
And away went the beggar-men all in a row.
Again I went up to Craigbilly Fair,
And who should I meet but another beggar,
And the name of this beggar they called him Dick,
And the name of his wife it was Ould Lady Splooterstick.
There was Dick and Dick and Ould Lady Splooterstick,
There was Rallax and Rallax and Ould Madam Ball-o'-Wax,
There was Rover and Rover and Kitty-lie-over,
There was Rooney and Mooney,
And Nancy and Francey,
And Lily and Billy,
And Jamie and Joe,
And away went the beggar-men all in a row.







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