Beg, Steal or Borrow

For other songs, see Beg, Steal or Borrow (disambiguation).

"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers.

"Beg, Steal or Borrow"
Cover of vinyl single
Eurovision Song Contest 1972 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Lyn Paul Peter Doyle Paul Layton Marty Kristian Eve Graham
As	The New Seekers
Language	English
Composer(s)	Tony Cole Steve Wolfe Graeme Hall
Lyricist(s)	Steve Wolfe Graeme Hall Tony Cole
Conductor	David Mackay
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	114
Entry chronology
◄ "Jack in the Box" (1971)
"Power to All Our Friends" (1973) ►

The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. It is a love song to a former lover claiming the two should be together and the singer will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love.

On the night of the contest, the song was performed fifth, directed by David Mackay. It followed Spain's Jaime Morey with "Amanece" and preceded Norway's Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg with "Småting". At the close of voting, it had received 114 points, placing 2nd in a field of 18, behind Après toi by Luxembourg's Vicky Leandros with 128 points.

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Belgium (Flemish)[1]	9
Canada[2]	61
Germany[3]	5
Ireland	3
Netherlands[4]	3
Norway[5]	1
South Africa[6]	10
Switzerland[7]	5
United Kingdom[8]	2
United States[9]	81