There was a wealthy ^Ammerchant In ^FLondon he did ^Gdwell He ^Gmhad a beautiful ^Fdaughter The ^Bbtruth to you I'll ^Ftell ^COh, the ^Gmtruth to you I'll ^Dmtell ^{C Dm C}

She ^Dmhad sweethearts a-^Amplenty And ^Fmen of high de^Ggree But ^Gmnone but Jack the ^Fsailor Her ^Bbtrue love ere could ^Fbe ^COh, her ^Gmtrue love ere could ^Dmbe ^{C Dm C}

^DmJack he's gone a-^Amsailing With ^Ftrouble on his ^Gmind He's ^Gmleft his king and his ^Fcountry And ^Bbhis darling girl be^Fhind ^COh, his ^Gmdarling girl be^Dmhind ^{C Dm C}

She ^Bmwent down to a ^Gbmtailor's shop And ^Ddressed in men's ar^Eray She's ^Emsigned a bill of ^Dpassage To con^Gvey herself a^Dway Oh^Ah, con^Emvey herself a^Bmway ^{A Bm A}

Be^Bmfore you get on ^Gbmboard, Sir Your ^Dname we'd like to ^Eknow She ^Emsmiled all in her ^Dcountenance They ^Gcall me Jack-a-^DRoe Oh^Ah, they ^Emcall me Jack-a-^BmRoe

"^BmI see your waist is slender ^BmYour fingers they are small ^BmYour cheeks too red and rosy ^BmTo face the cannonball" "^BmI know my waist is slender ^BmAnd my fingers they are small ^BmBut it would not make me tremble To see ten thousand fall ^{A Em} To see them ^Bmfall" ^{A Bm}

The ^Dmwar soon being ^Amover She ^Fwent and looked a^Ground A^Gmmong the dead and ^Fwounded Her ^Bbdarling boy she ^Ffound ^COh, her ^Gmdarling boy she ^Dmfound ^C

She ^Dmpicked him up all ^Amin her arms And ^Fcarried him to the ^Gtown She ^Gmsent for a phy^Fsician Who ^Bbquickly healed his ^Fwounds ^COh, who ^Gmquickly healed his ^Dmwounds

This couple they got ^Ammarried So ^Fwell they did a^Ggree This ^Gmcouple they got ^Fmarried So ^Bbwhy not you and ^Fme? ^COh, why ^Gmnot you and ^Dmme?