Bob Dylan - Jack-A-Roe Lyrics

Lyrics Jack-A-Roe - Bob Dylan



Oh, there was a wealthy merchant, in london he did dwell.
He had a lovely daughter, the truth to you I'll tell,
Oh, the truth to you I'll tell.
She had sweethearts a-plenty and men of high degree.
There was none but Jackie Frazier, her true love e'er to be,
Oh, her true love e'er to be.
"Oh daughter, oh daughter, your body I will confine.
If none but Jack the Sailor would ever suit your mind,
Oh, would ever suit your mind.
"This body you may imprison, my heart you can't confine.
There's none but Jack the Sailor would have this heart of mine,
Oh, would have this heart of mine.
Now jackie's gone sailing with trouble on his mind.
To leave his native country and his darling girl behind,
Oh, his darling girl behind.
She went into the tailor shop and dressed in men's array,
Then she went into the vessel to convey herself away,
Oh, convey herself away.
"Before you step onboard, sir, your name I'd like to know."
She smiled all in her countenance, said, "they call me Jack-a-roe,
Oh, they call me Jack-a-roe."
"Your waist is light and slender, your fingers neat and small,
Your cheeks too red and rosy for to face the cannonball,
Oh, to face the cannonball.
"I know my waist is slender and my fingers they are small,
But they would not make me tremble for to see ten thousand fall,
Oh, to see ten thousand fall."
The war soon being over, they hunted all around.
Among the dead and dying her darling love she found,
Oh, her darling love she found.
She picked him up all in her arms and carries him to town,
And sent for her 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, so why not you and me.



Writer(s): DYLAN ARR


Bob Dylan - The Complete Album Collection: The 90's-00's
Album The Complete Album Collection: The 90's-00's
date of release
01-11-2013

1 Must Be Santa
2 Here Comes Santa Claus
3 Tempest
4 Little Drummer Boy
5 Cold Irons Bound
6 Dirt Road Blues
7 Love Sick
8 With God On Our Side (Live)
9 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Live)
10 Lone Pilgrim
11 Jack-A-Roe
12 Stack a Lee
13 Broke Down Engine
14 Blood In My Eyes
15 Love Henry
16 World Gone Wrong
17 Diamond Joe
18 Arthur McBride
19 Step It Up and Go
20 Little Maggie
21 Canadee-I-O
22 Jim Jones
23 Frankie and Albert
24 Cat's In the Well
25 Handy Dandy
26 2 X 2
27 Born In Time
28 Unbelievable
29 Under the Red Sky
30 Sittin' On Top of the World
31 Hark the Herald Angels Sing
32 Tomorrow Night
33 The First Noel
34 Tryin' to Get to Heaven
35 My Wife's Home Town
36 Froggie Went A-Courtin'
37 Narrow Way
38 Tin Angel
39 Pay In Blood
40 Long and Wasted Years
41 10,000 Men
42 Wiggle Wiggle
43 Roll on John
44 T.V. Talkin' Song
45 Til I Fell in Love with You
46 Can't Wait




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