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Joan Baez/Traditional Jack-a-RoeThere Amwas a wealthy Cmerchant, in London he did Edwell, He Amhad a lovely Cdaughter, the Ftruth to you I'll Ctell, AmOh, the Etruth to you I'll Amtell. E AmShe Amhad sweethearts a Cplenty and men of high deEgree, But Amnone but Jack the Csailor her Ftrue love ever Cbe, AmOh, her Etrue love ever Ambe. E AmAmJackie's gonna Csailin' with trouble on his Emind, He's Amleft his native Ccountry and his Fdarling girl beChind, AmOh, his Edarling girl beAmhind. E AmShe Amwent down to a Ctailor shop and dressed in man's arEray, She Amstepped aboard a Cvessel and conFveyed herself aCway, AmOh, conEveyed herself aAmway. E AmBeAmfore you get on Cboard, Sir, your name we'd like to Eknow, She Amsmiled on her Ccountenance, they Fcall me Jack-a-CRoe, AmOh, they Ecall me Jack-a-AmRoe. E AmI Amsee your waist is Cslender, your fingers they are Esmall, Your Amcheeks too red and Crosy to Fface the cannonCball, AmOh to Eface the cannonAmball. E AmI Amknow my waist' is Cslender, my fingers are neat and Esmall, But it Amwould not make me Ctremble to Fsee ten thousand Cfall, AmOh to Esee ten thousand Amfall. E AmThe Amwar soon being Cover she went and looked aEround, AAmmong the dead and Cwounded her Fdarling boy she Cfound, AmOh her Edarling boy she Amfound. E AmShe Ampicked him in her Clittle arms and carried him to Etown, She Amsent for a phyCsician to Fquickly heal his Cwounds, AmOh to Equickly heal his Amwounds. E AmThis Amcouple they got Cmarried, so well did they aEgree, This Amcouple they got Cmarried, so Fwhy not you and Cme? AmOh, so Ewhy not you and Amme? E Am