Jack-A-Roe

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There was a wealthy merchant, in 
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London he did dwell,

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He had a beautiful daughter, the 
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truth to you we'll tell,

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Oh, the truth to you we'll tell.

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She had sweethearts a-plenty and 
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men of high degree,

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But none but Jack the sailor her 
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true love ever be,

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Oh, her true love ever be.

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Jackie's gone a-sailing with 
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trouble on his mind,

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He's left his native country and 
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his darling girl behind,

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Oh, his darling girl behind.

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She went down to a tailor shop 
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and dressed in man's array,

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She climbed aboard a vessel and 
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conveyed herself away,

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Oh, conveyed herself away.

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Before you get on board, sir, our
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 name we'd like to know,

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She smiled on her countenance, 
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they call me Jack-a-Roe,

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Oh, they call me Jack-a-Roe.

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I see your waist is slender, your
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 fingers they are small,

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Your cheeks too red and rosy to 
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face the cannonball,

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Oh to face the cannonball.

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I know my waist's too slender, my
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 fingers they are small,

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But it would not make me tremble 
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to see ten thousand fall,

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Oh to see ten thousand fall.

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The war soon being over she went 
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and looked around,

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Among the dead and wounded her 
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darling boy she found,

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Oh her darling boy she found.

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She picked him up on in her arms 
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and carried him to town,

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She sent for a physician to 
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quickly heal his wounds,

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Oh to quickly heal his wounds.

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This couple they got married, so 
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well did they 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 why not you and me?