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dan.meegan@crc.ca Origin: Jack the Sailor / Jack Monroe / Jack-a-Roe (4) Jack the Sailor 22 Apr 98

I am looking for any info on the origins and development of the song "Jack the Sailor", also known as "Jack Monroe", "Love of Polly and Jack Monroe", "Jack-A-Roe", "Jacky Frazier", etc. Is it based on a true story? Who has performed and recorded it through the years?

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