Steeleye Span - There Was a Wealthy Merchant lyrics

There was a wealthy merchant In London he did dwell He had a beautiful 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 But none but Jack the sailor Her true love ere could be Oh, her true love ere could be Jack he's gone a-sailing With trouble on his mind He's left his king and his country And his darling girl behind Oh, his darling girl behind She went down to a tailor's shop And dressed in men's array She's signed a bill of pa**age To convey herself away Oh, convey herself away Before you get on board, Sir Your name we'd like to know She smiled all in her countenance They call me Jack-a-Roe Oh, they call me Jack-a-Roe I see your waist is slender Your fingers they are small Your cheeks to red and rosy To face the cannonball I know my waist is slender And my fingers they are small But it would not make me tremble To see ten thousand fall To see them 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 all in her arms And carried him to the town She sent for a physician Who quickly healed his wounds Oh, who quickly healed 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?