Grateful Dead - Jack-A-Roe Lyrics

Grateful Dead
/
Lyrics
Jun 01 2012

Grateful Dead Jack-A-Roe lyrics is the 25th song on the album "Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 9: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa, 4/2&3/89" by Grateful Dead. The "Jack-A-Roe" lyrics by Grateful Dead are displayed below.
Be sure to check out other popular song lyrics from this artist that are listed in the sidebar and "Like Us" on Facebook if you enjoyed reading Grateful Dead's lyrics on our site.

Jack-A-Roe by Grateful Dead

Play

Add

Watch

Buy from iTunes

Send to Mobile

Send "Jack-A-Roe" ringtone to your cell

There was a wealthy merchant in london he did dwell

He had a beautiful daughter the truth to you well tell

Oh the truth to you well tell

She had sweethearts a plenty and men of high degree

But none but jack the sailor her true love ever be

Oh her true love ever be

Jackies gone a sailing with trouble on his mind

Hes left his native country and his darling girl behind

Oh his darling girl behind

She went down to a tailor shop and dressed in mans array

She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away

Oh convey herself away

Lyrics provided by http://www.kovideo.net/

Source - http://www.kovideo.net/jack-a-roe-lyrics-grateful-dead-376010.html

Before you get on board sir your name wed like to know

She smiled on her countenance they called me jack-a-roe

Oh they called me jack-a-roe

I see your waist is slender your fingers they are small

Your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball

Oh to face the cannonball

I know my waists to slender my fingers they are small

But it would not make me tremble to see ten thousand fall

Oh to see ten thousand fall

The war soon being over she went and looked around

Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found

Oh her darling boy she found

She picked him up on in her arms and carried him to the town

She sent for a 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 why not you and me?

Send "Jack-A-Roe" ringtone to your cell

Correct/Submit this lyric

You are viewing Jack-A-Roe lyrics performed by Grateful Dead. The song lyrics for Jack-A-Roe in KOvideo are property of respective authors, artists and labels. If you want to use these lyrics, please contact the authors, artists or labs. If you like the sound of Jack-A-Roe, please buy the track using the iTunes/Amazon links above to support Grateful Dead.