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There Amwas a wealthy merchaCnt, in London he did dwell,E
He Amhad a beautiful Cdaughter, the Ftruth to you we'll Ctell,
AmOh, the Etruth to you we'll Amtell.
AmShe had sweethearts a-pClenty and men of high dEegree,
But Amnone but Jack the Csailor her Ftrue love ever Cbe,
AmOh, her Etrue love ever Ambe.
AmJackie's gone a-Csailing with trouble on his Emind,
He's Amleft his native Ccountry and his Fdarling girl Cbehind,
AmOh, his Edarling girl Ambehind.
AmShe went down to a tailor Cshop and dressed in man's Earray,
She Amclimbed aboard a Cvessel and Fconveyed herself Caway,
AmOh, conveyed Eherself Amaway.
AmBefore you get on board, Csir, our name we'd like to Eknow,
She Amsmiled on her Ccountenance, they Fcall me CJack-a-Roe,
AmOh, they Ecall me JAmack-a-Roe.
AmI see your waist is Cslender, your fingers they are Esmall,
Your Amcheeks too red and Crosy to Fface the Ccannonball,
AmOh to fEace the cAmannonball.
AmI know my waist's too Cslender, my fingers they are Esmall,
But Amit would not make me Ctremble to Fsee ten thousand Cfall,
AmOh to sEee ten thousand fAmall.
AmThe war soon being Cover she went and looked Earound,
Among the dAmead and wouCnded her dFarling boy she fCound,
AmOh her dEarling boy she fAmound.
AmShe picked him up on in her Carms and carried him to Etown,
She sAment for a Cphysician to Fquickly heal his Cwounds,
AmOh to quickly Eheal his Amwounds.
AmThis couple they got Cmarried, so well did they aEgree,
This Amcouple they got Cmarried, so Fwhy not you and Cme?
AmOh why not Eyou and Amme?
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