[ti:jackaroe]
[ar:joan baez]
[00:05.145]There  was  a  wealthy  merchant,
[00:06.905]In  London  he  did  dwell
[00:10.925]He  had  a  lovely  daughter,
[00:13.264]The  truth  to  you  I'll  tell
[00:17.159]Oh  the  truth  to  you  I'll  tell
[00:21.345]She  had  sweethearts  a-plenty
[00:23.834]And  men  of  high  degree
[00:27.161]There  was  none  but  Jack  the  sailor,
[00:30.609]Her  true  love  e'er  could  be
[00:33.333]Oh  her  true  love  e'er  could  be
[00:40.29]Now  Jackie's  gone  a-sailing
[00:41.179]With  trouble  on  his  mind
[00:45.404]To  leave  his  native  country
[00:47.584]And  his  darling  girl  behind
[00:51.289]Oh,his  darling  girl  behind.
[00:59.294]She  went  into  a  tailor  shop
[01:01.614]And  dressed  in  men's  array
[01:04.839]And  stepped  on  board  a  vessel
[01:07.124]To  convey  herself  away
[01:10.595]Oh,to  convey  herself  away.
[01:14.653]"Before  you  step  on  board,sir,
[01:17.399]Your  name  I'd  like  to  know"
[01:20.214]She  smiled  all  in  her  countenance,
[01:22.850]"They  call  me  Jackaroe"
[01:26.588]Oh,they  call  me  Jackaroe.
[01:33.24]"Your  waist  is  light  and  slender,
[01:35.133]Your  fingers  are  neat  and  small
[01:38.443]Your  cheeks  too  red  and  rosy
[01:40.936]To  face  the  cannonball"
[01:44.313]Oh,to  face  the  cannon-ball.
[01:46.249]"I  know  my  waist  is  slender,
[01:50.538]My  fingers  neat  and  small
[01:53.985]But  it  would  not  make  me  tremble
[01:56.343]To  see  ten  thousand  fall"
[01:59.727]Oh,to  see  ten  thousand  fall.
[02:06.96]The  war  soon  being  over,
[02:08.262]They  hunted  all  around
[02:11.317]And  among  the  dead  and  dying
[02:13.912]Her  darling  boy  she  found
[02:17.362]Oh,her  darling  boy  she  found.
[02:21.557]She  picked  him  up  all  in  her  arms
[02:24.472]And  carried  him  to  the  town
[02:26.908]And  sent  for  a  physician  who
[02:29.347]Quickly  healed  his  wounds
[02:32.782]Oh,who  quickly  healed  his  wounds.
[02:36.942]This  couple  they  got  married
[02:39.48]And  well  they  did  agree
[02:42.422]This  couple  they  got  married,
[02:44.767]So  why  not  you  and  me
[02:48.291]Oh,so  why  not  you  and  me.