One of the traditional ballads collected by Francis James Child
Richard Blackmon: Vocals, dulcimers, zither, bowed psaltery, programming
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Black Jack Davy
1. Black Jack Davy come a-ridin’ through The woods so loud and gaily.
The green woods rang with the song that he sang,
And he won the heart of a lady. He won the heart of a lady.
2. How old are you my pretty little miss? How old are you my honey?
She answered him with a silly little grin,
I’ll be sixteen next Sunday. I’ll be sixteen next Sunday.
3. Well would you leave your house and your lands, your husband and your baby?
Would you leave everything that you own
To ride with the Black Jack Davy? To ride with the Black Jack Davy?
4. Yes I would leave my house and my lands, my husband and my baby.
I would leave everything that I own
To ride with the Black Jack Davy. To ride with the Black Jack Davy.
5. So she took off her high-heeled shoes, all made of Spanish leather.
She put on her low-heeled shoes
And they rode off together. And they rode off together.
6. Last night she slept in a warm feather bed with her husband and her baby.
Tonight she’ll sleep on the cold, cold ground,
In the arms of the Black Jack Davy. In the arms of the Black Jack Davy.
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