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 deEgree,
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 beChind,
AmOh, his Edarling girl beAmhind. E Am
She Amwent down to a Ctailor shop
and dressed in man's arEray,
She Amstepped aboard a Cvessel
and conFveyed herself aCway,
AmOh, conEveyed herself aAmway. E Am
BeAmfore 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 cannonCball,
AmOh to Eface the cannonAmball. 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 aEround,
AAmmong 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 phyCsician
to Fquickly heal his Cwounds,
AmOh to Equickly heal his Amwounds. E Am
This Amcouple they got Cmarried,
so well did they aEgree,
This Amcouple they got Cmarried,
so Fwhy not you and Cme?
AmOh, so Ewhy not you and Amme? E Am
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