OAmh there was a wealthy merchant in LCondon he did dAmwell
HAme had a lovely dCaughter the tFruth to you I'll tCell C/B
OAmh the tEruth to you I'll tAmell.
SAmhe had sweethearts a-plenty and mCen of high degAmree
TAmhere was none but Jackie FCrazier her trFue love e'er to beCe C/B
OAmh her tErue lover e'er to bAme.
"AmOh daughter oh daughter your bCody I will conAmfine
IAmf none but Jack the sCailor would eFver suit your mindC C/B
OAmh wouldE ever suit your mAmind. "
"AmThis body you may imprison my hCeart you can't cAmonfine
TAmhere's none but Jack the SCailor would haFve this heart of mCine C/B
OAmh wouldE have this heart of mAmine. "
NAmow Jackie's gone a-sailing with tCrouble on his mAmind
TAmo leave his native cCountry and hisF darling girl behiCnd C/B
OAmh his dEarling girl behinAmd.
SAmhe went into the tailor shop and dCressed in men's aAmrray
TAmhen she went into a vCessel to conveFy herself awaCy C/B
OAmh conveEy herself awayAm.
"AmBefore you step on board sir your nCame I'd like to kAmnow"
SAmhe smiled all in her cCountenance said "They cFall me Jack-A-Roe"C C/B
OAmh they Ecall me Jack-A-RoeAm.
"AmYour waist is light and slender your fCingers neat and sAmmall
YAmour cheeks too red and rCosy for to facFe the cannonbCall" C/B
OAmh to faEce the cannonballAm.
"AmI know my waist is slender and my fCingers they are sAmmall
BAmut it would not make me tCremble for to sFee ten thousand faCll" C/B
OAmh to seEe ten thousand falAml.
TAmhe war soon being over they hCunted all arouAmnd
AAmmong the dead and dCying her dFarling love she foCund C/B
OAmh her dEarling love she founAmd.
SAmhe picked him up all in her arms and cCarried him to tAmown
AAmnd sent for her physCician to quFickly heal his wouCnds C/B
OAmh to quEickly heal his woundAms.
TAmhis couple they got married so wCell they did aAmgree
TAmhis couple they got mCarried so wFhy not you and mCe C/B
OAmh so whEy not you and me?Am