Artisto: | Folk (English) |
Uzanto: | Jánè |
Daŭro: | 52 sekundoj |
Komenca paŭzo: | 15 sekundoj |
Tononoma sistemo: | Ne definita |
Sakra: | |
Komentoj pri tabulaturo: | - |
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1. There was a wealthy merchant
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in London he did dwell,
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He had a lovely daughter,
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the truth to you I tell.
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Oh, the truth to you I tell.
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2. She had a sweethearts a-plenty
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and men of high degree,
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There was none but Jack the sailor
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her true love e'er could be.
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Oh, her true love e'er could be.
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3. Now Jackie's gone a-sailing
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with trouble on his mind
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to leave his native country
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and his darling girl behind.
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Oh, his darling girl behind.
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4. She went into a sailor shop
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and dressed in a men's array,
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and stepped on a board a vessel
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to convey herself away.
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Oh, convey herself away.
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5. "Before you step on board, Sir,
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your name I'd like to know."
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She smiled all in her coutenance,
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"They call me Jackaroe,
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Oh, they call me Jackaroe."
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6. "Your waist is light and slender,
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your fingers are neat and small.
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Your cheeks too red and rosy
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to face the cannon-ball.
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Oh, to face the cannon-ball."
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7. "I know my waist is slender,
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my fingers neat and small,
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but it would not make me tremble
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to see ten thousand fall,
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Oh, to see ten thousand fall."
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8. The war soon being over,
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they hunted all around,
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and among the dead and dying
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her darling boy she found,
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Oh, her darling boy she found.
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9. She picked him up all in her arms
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and carried him to the town,
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and sent for a physician
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who quickly healed his wounds,
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Oh, who quickly healed his wounds.
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10. This couple, they got married,
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so well did they agree,
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this couple, they got married,
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so why not you and me?
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Oh, so why not you and me!