Joan Baez - Jackaroe Lyrics
Jack-A-Roe (Traditional)There was a wealthy merchant,In London he did dwellHe had a lovely daughter,The truth to you I'll tellOh the truth to you I'll tellShe had sweethearts a-plentyAnd men of high degreeThere was none but Jack the sailor,Her true love e'er could beOh her true love e'er could beNow Jackie's gone a-sailingWith trouble on his mindTo leave his native countryAnd his darling girl behindOh, his darling girl behind.She went into a tailor shopAnd dressed in men's arrayAnd stepped on board a vesselTo convey herself awayOh, to convey herself away."Before you step on board, sir,Your name I'd like to know"She smiled all in her countenance,"They call me Jackaroe"Oh, they call me Jackaroe."Your waist is light and slender,Your fingers are neat and smallYour cheeks too red and rosyTo face the cannonball"Oh, to face the cannon-ball."I know my waist is slender,My fingers neat and smallBut it would not make me trembleTo see ten thousand fall"Oh, to see ten thousand fall.The war soon being over,They hunted all aroundAnd among the dead and dyingHer darling boy she foundOh, her darling boy she found.She picked him up all in her armsAnd carried him to the townAnd sent for a physician whoQuickly healed his woundsOh, who quickly healed his wounds.This couple they got marriedAnd well they did agreeThis couple they got married,So why not you and meOh, so why not you and me.