Begging

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Begging is track #10 on The Libertines' debut album Up the Bracket, and is credited to Doherty and Barat. Carl Barat has described the track as their most 'stonerish' song. By way of explanation, Carl said in 2002, around the release of their album, Up the Bracket; "There's something about the kids 'round where we live (east London) - they're real guttersnipes. They're normally a good laugh but they're so confrontational. They used to call us hippies and say, 'You're beggin'!' That was a cuss they had."

As well as The Libertines' version, a very early Babyshambles line-up recorded a version of Begging for their Chicken Shack sessions in 2003, shortly after Doherty was dismissed from The Libertines for his heroin

Appearing on

Live at O2 Academy Glasgow (1)	The Libertines	Album	2016-02-19
Flophouse Rambles	Peter Doherty	Session	2004
Chicken Shack Sessions	Babyshambles	Session	2003-09
Up the Bracket	The Libertines	Album	2002-10-14
Nomis Sessions	The Libertines	Session	2002-02
Horrorshow in London Town	The Libertines	Session	Unknown

Concerts

Reading Festival 2015	The Libertines	Reading	2015-08-30
Rock en Seine 2015	The Libertines	Domaine national de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud	2015-08-29
3Arena Dublin	The Libertines	3Arena Dublin	2015-07-09
Ahmad Tea Music Festival	The Libertines		2015-06-27
Benicàssim Festival	The Libertines	Benicàssim, Spain	2014-07-19
BST, Hyde Park, London	The Libertines	Hyde Park, London	2014-07-05
Glasgow Barrowland	The Libertines	Glasgow, Scotland	2014-06-29
Fine Line Music Cafe	The Libertines	Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis; Minnesota US	2004-10-08
Rock Against Racism	The Libertines	London, UK	2004-03-16
Manchester Academy	The Libertines	Manchester, UK	2004-03-01
Live at Kenthish Town Forum	The Libertines	London, UK	2003-12-17
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The Forum, 2003	The Libertines		2003-12-16
Paradiso, Amsterdam	The Libertines	Paradiso, Amsterdam	2003-05-19
Shinjuku Liquid Room, Tokyo	The Libertines	Higashi, Shibuya, Tokyo	2003-04-13
Live Eurosonic	The Libertines	Netherlands	2003-01-09
Sticky Fingers	The Libertines	Stockholm, Sweden	2002-12-18
Marquee Club, London	The Libertines	Marquee Club, London	2002-12-10
Le Cat, Bordeaux	The Libertines	Bordeaux, France	2002-12-01
Live at Razamatazz 2	The Libertines	Barcelona, Spain	2002-11-26
Magnet Club	The Libertines	Berlin, Germany	2002-11-13
London Calling Live	The Libertines	Paradiso, Netherland	2002-11-09

Lyrics

All animals we are
Round the bench, in the park
Your sister's in the dark today
Watery pinned eyes my soul has gone a little cold

Well maybe maybe next year if it isn't too dear
We'll get ourselves some good time girls
Remember when you pay,
you'll pay in many, many ways

Now he's crossing the road
Picking up his Daily Sport

Oh now they're begging you
They're begging you
What can you do?
Oh my, they're begging you
Your friend begging you.
What can you do?

And have you seen the singer.
She said he's a dead ringer
for this fella that I used to know.
'Hell' they cried 'oh no, no no, what a funny way to go.'

Now he's crossing the road
Off to get his Daily Sport

Oh now they're begging you.
They're begging you. What can you do?

Oh lord they're begging you.
Your friend's begging you. What will you do?