Jack from India

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Jack from India, Jack from

an India voyage, he went to his

lodging where he used to abide.

“You are welcome home my boy,

you are welcome home” they

said.  “Oh!  what a trip you now

have made!  With a very broken

voice Jack he then replied.  “We’ve

met with bad misfortune and 

my ship was lost at sea and 

all our cargo on the sea was 

lost.  Call down your daughter

Polly and set her down by me

and drown out this melancholy

and merry we will be.  My 

daughter Polly’s buisy and 

can’t come down to thee.  But

Jack I can trust thee for two

more jugs or three.  Jack being 

weary he hang down his head

and he called for a candle to 

light him to bed.  The beds were

all full and had been all the 

week and for another lodging jack had to go seek.  He pulled out his hand