Joan Baez/Traditional Jack-a-Roe There ^Amwas a wealthy ^Cmerchant, in London he did ^Edwell, He ^Amhad a lovely ^Cdaughter, the ^Ftruth to you I'll ^Ctell, ^AmOh, the ^Etruth to you I'll ^Amtell. E Am She ^Amhad sweethearts a ^Cplenty and men of high de^Egree, But ^Amnone but Jack the ^Csailor her ^Ftrue love ever ^Cbe, ^AmOh, her ^Etrue love ever ^Ambe. E Am ^AmJackie's gonna ^Csailin' with trouble on his ^Emind, He's ^Amleft his native ^Ccountry and his ^Fdarling girl be^Chind, ^AmOh, his ^Edarling girl be^Amhind. E Am She ^Amwent down to a ^Ctailor shop and dressed in man's ar^Eray, She ^Amstepped aboard a ^Cvessel and con^Fveyed herself a^Cway, ^AmOh, con^Eveyed herself a^Amway. E Am Be^Amfore you get on ^Cboard, Sir, your name we'd like to ^Eknow, She ^Amsmiled on her ^Ccountenance, they ^Fcall me Jack-a-^CRoe, ^AmOh, they ^Ecall me Jack-a-^AmRoe. E Am I ^Amsee your waist is ^Cslender, your fingers they are ^Esmall, Your ^Amcheeks too red and ^Crosy to ^Fface the cannon^Cball, ^AmOh to ^Eface the cannon^Amball. E Am I ^Amknow my waist' is ^Cslender, my fingers are neat and ^Esmall, But it ^Amwould not make me ^Ctremble to ^Fsee ten thousand ^Cfall, ^AmOh to ^Esee ten thousand ^Amfall. E Am The ^Amwar soon being ^Cover she went and looked a^Eround, A^Ammong the dead and ^Cwounded her ^Fdarling boy she ^Cfound, ^AmOh her ^Edarling boy she ^Amfound. E Am She ^Ampicked him in her ^Clittle arms and carried him to ^Etown, She ^Amsent for a phy^Csician to ^Fquickly heal his ^Cwounds, ^AmOh to ^Equickly heal his ^Amwounds. E Am This ^Amcouple they got ^Cmarried, so well did they a^Egree, This ^Amcouple they got ^Cmarried, so ^Fwhy not you and ^Cme? ^AmOh, so ^Ewhy not you and ^Amme? E Am