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Grateful Dead - Jack-a-roe Lyrics

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  • There was a wealthy merchant, in london he did dwell
  • He had a beautiful daughter, the truth to you well tell
  • Oh the truth to you well 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
  • Jackies gone a sailing, with trouble on his mind
  • Hes left his native country and his darling girl behind
  • Oh his darling girl behind
  • She went down to a tailor shop and dressed in mans array
  • She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away
  • Oh convey herself away
  • Before you get on board sir, your name wed 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 waists 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?
  • Oh why not you and me?

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