Jack-A-Roe

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 ever be
Oh her true love ever be

Jackie's gone a sailing with trouble on his mind
He's left his native country and his darling girl behind
Oh his darling girl behind

She went down to a tailor's shop and dressed in man's array
She climbed on board 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 '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 too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Oh to face the cannonball

I know my waist is 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 all in her arms and carried him to 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
Oh why not you and me

3/2/81      Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
3/7/81      Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland
3/13/81     Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
4/25/81     Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/4/81      The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/6/81      Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
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7/2/81      The Summit, Houston, Texas
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8/12/81     Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
8/31/81     Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
9/26/81     Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
10/4/81     Rainbow Theatre, London, England
4/6/82      The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/17/82     Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
10/12/84    Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine
7/1/85      Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
8/31/85     Manor Downs, Manor, Texas
12/9/88     Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
12/28/88    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/6/89      Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
4/3/89      Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/10/89     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
7/18/89     Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/4/89      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
8/17/89     Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/29/89     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/9/89     Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
12/6/89     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/30/89    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/25/90     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/19/90     Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/25/90     Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
6/8/90      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/17/90     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/8/90      Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/21/90     World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/14/90     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
10/20/90    Internationales Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
10/27/90    Zenith, Paris, France
12/9/90     Compton Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
12/31/90    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/24/91     Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/3/91      Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/11/91     Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/14/91     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
8/18/91     Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/4/91      Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/14/91     Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/20/91     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
3/5/92      Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/18/92     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/29/92     Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/14/92     Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/17/92     Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
12/2/92     McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
4/2/93      Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/25/93     Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/21/93     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
9/13/93     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/24/93     Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/17/93    Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/6/94      Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/27/94     Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/30/94     The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/6/94      Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
7/19/94     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/21/94     Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/27/94     Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
8/4/94      Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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10/5/94     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/11/94    USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland
10/19/94    Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
12/8/94     Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/95     The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/29/95     The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/29/95     Portland Meadows, Portland, Oregon
6/25/95     RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.