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 bee
  Oh, her true lover 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 a-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 a vessel to convey herself away
  Oh, convey herself away.
    "Before you step on board, 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 it 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 carried 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 ?