Jack-A-Roe Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mr. Blue Sky 

Cover art for Jack-A-Roe lyrics by Bob Dylan

Hooray! I love this song!

That's why I uploaded it.

Seems fairly straightforward. A girl loves a man her father won't let her marry, a sailor. When he gets shipped off to war, she dresses like a man and joins the Navy under the assumed name of Jack-A-Roe. Then she finds him, fixes him up, and they get hitched.

I love the way he sings "Oh daughter, oh daughter, your body I will confine". I don't know why, I just like the way he sings it. :)