Jack-A-Roe

There was a wealthy merchant

In London he did dwell

He had a beautiful daughter

The truth to you we'll tell

Oh the truth to you we'll tell

She had sweethearts a plenty

And men of high degree

But none but jack the sailor

Her true love ever be

Oh her true love ever be

Jackie's gone a sailing

With trouble on his mind

He's left his native country

And his darling girl behind

Oh his darling girl behind

She went down to a tailor shop

And dressed in man's array

She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away

Oh convey herself away

Before you get on board sir

Your name we'd like to know

She smiled on her countenance

They called me jack a roe

Oh they called me jack a roe

I see your waist is slender

Your fingers they are small

Your cheeks too red and rosy

To face the cannonball

Oh to face the cannonball

I know my waist's to slender

My fingers they are small

But it would not make me tremble

To see ten thousand fall

Oh to see ten thousand fall

The war soon being over she went and looked around

Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found

Oh her darling boy she found

She picked him up on in her arms and carried him

To the town

She sent for a physician to quickly heal his wounds

Oh to quickly heal his wounds

This couple they got married so well they did agree

This couple they got married so why not you and me

Oh why not you and me