Jack-A-Roe

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[Verse 1]
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Oh, there was a wealthy merchant, 
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in London he did dwell
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He had a lovely daughter, the 
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truth to you I'll tell
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Oh, the truth to you I'll tell.

[Verse 2]
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She had sweethearts a-plenty and 
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men of high degree
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There was none but Jackie 
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Frazier, her true love e'er to bee
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Oh, her true lover e'er to be.

[Verse 3]
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"Oh daughter, oh daughter your 
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body I will confine
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If none but Jack the sailor, would
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 ever suit your mind
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Oh, would ever suit your mind. "

[Verse 4]
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"This body you may imprison, my 
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heart you can't confine
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There's none but Jack the Sailor 
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would have this heart of mine
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Oh, would have this heart of mine. "

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[Verse 5]
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Now Jackie's gone a-sailing with 
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trouble on his mind
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To leave his native country and 
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his darling girl behind
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Oh, his darling girl behind.

[Verse 6]
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She went into the tailor shop and 
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dressed in men's array
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Then she went into a vessel to 
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convey herself away
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Oh, convey herself away.

[Verse 7]
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"Before you step on board, sir, 
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your name I'd like to know"
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She smiled all in her 
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countenance, said, "They call me 
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Jack-A-Roe"
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Oh, they call me Jack-A-Roe.

[Verse 8]
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"Your waist is light and slender, 
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your fingers neat and small
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Your cheeks too red and rosy for 
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to face the cannonball"
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Oh, to face the cannonball.

[Verse 9]
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"I know my waist is slender and my 
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fingers they are small
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But it would not make me tremble 
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for to see ten thousand fall"
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Oh, to see ten thousand fall.

[Verse 10]
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The war soon being over, they 
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hunted all around
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Among the dead and dying her 
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darling love she found
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Oh, her darling love she found.

[Verse 11]
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She picked him up all in her arms 
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and carried him to town
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And sent for her physician to 
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quickly heal his wounds
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Oh, to quickly heal his wounds.

[Verse 12]
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This couple, they got married, so 
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well they did agree
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This couple they got married, so 
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why not you and me
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Oh, so why not you and me?