Am                  C                          E
There was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell,
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He had a beautiful daughter, the truth to you we'll tell,
Am     E                  Am
Oh the truth to you we'll tell.


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Am                     C                      E
She had sweethearts a-plenty and men of high degree,
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But none but Jack the sailor her true love ever be,
Am     E              Am
Oh her true love ever be.


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Am              C                           E
Jackie's gone a-sailing with trouble on his mind,
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He's left his native country and his darling girl behind,
Am     E            Am
Oh his darling girl behind.


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Am                        C                         E
She went down to a tailor shop and dressed in man's array,
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She climbed aboard a vessel to convey herself away,
Am    E           Am
Oh convey herself away.


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Am                                 C                 E
Before you get on board, sir, your name we'd like to know,
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She smiled on her countenance, they call me Jack-a-Roe,
Am      E        Am
Oh they call me Jack-a-Roe.


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Am                  C                              E
I see your waist is slender, your fingers they are small,
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Your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball,
Am     E        Am
Oh to face the cannonball.


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Am                    C                            E
I know my waist's too slender, my fingers they are small,
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But it would not make me tremble to see ten thousand fall,
Am     E                Am
Oh to see ten thousand fall.


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Am                 C                        E
The war soon being over she went and looked around,
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Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found,
Am      E               Am
Oh her darling boy she found.


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Am                          C                       E
She picked him up on in her arms and carried him to town,
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She sent for a physician to quickly heal his wounds,
Am            E        Am
Oh to quickly heal his wounds.


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Am                   C                          E
This couple they got married, so well did they agree,
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This couple they got married, so why not you and me?
Am         E       Am
Oh why not you and me?