Jack Mulroe Lyrics

Now as Jack he went a-roving with trouble on his mind

For the leaving of his country and his darling girl behind

With me dithery-idle-dyddle-di, Me ditheree idle dando

Rich lords they came to court her and squires of great fame

There was none but Jack the sailor lad this lady's heart could gain

Says the old man to his daughter now if this be true of thee

O Jack he will be banished and confined you will be

You may confine my body but you can't confine my mind

For it is Jack the sailor lad that's won this heart of mine

And she went into a tailor's shop and dressed in man's array

To ship on board of a man of war and convey herself away

Before you get on board with us your name we'd like to know

With a smile upon her countenance they call me Jack Mulroe

O your waist it does look slender and your fingers do look small

And your cheeks are red as rosy for to face the cannonball

My cheeks they may look rosy and my fingers may look small

But I would not start or tremble though ten thousand round me fall

And the drums did loudly rattle and loud music it did play

And upon the field of battle then they all did march away

They fought all day with valour and likewise with might and main

And a sergeant and two officers by this fair maid were slain

And when the war was over in a circle she marched round

And among the dead and wounded her sailor boy she found

Coming up the streets of Mohill she raised him in her arms

And she sent for the best of doctors for to heal his bleeding wounds

Then up and stepped her father saying my daughter's gone from me

And divil the feature in her face but does resemble thee

She says I am your daughter and likewise your daughter dear

I fought through the wars in Germany and I have my Johnny here

And the bonfires blazed on every hill as you may plainly see

For to welcome this young couple home from the wars of Germany

And her father then he gave consent to join in wedlock bands

Besides he gave her a thousand pounds a thousand and free land