[00:17.36]black jack davey come a-riden' on back,
[00:18.90]A-whistlin' loud and merry.
[00:22.88]Made the woods around him ring,
[00:24.59]And he charmed the heart of a lady,
[00:29.47]Charmed the heart of a lady.
[00:34.14]
[00:34.62]''how old are you, my pretty little miss,
[00:36.56]How old are you, my honey''
[00:40.59]She answered to him with a lovin' smile
[00:42.89]''i'll be sixteen come sunday,
[00:47.38]Be sixteen come sunday.''
[00:50.22]
[00:52.12]''come and go with me, my pretty little miss,
[00:54.31]Come and go with me, my honey,
[00:58.31]Take you where the grass grows green,
[01:00.86]You never will want for money
[01:04.63]You never will want for money
[01:08.24]
[01:24.50]''pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes
[01:25.89]All made of spanish leather.
[01:30.18]Get behind me on my horse
[01:31.87]And we'll ride off together,
[01:36.46]We'll both go off together.''
[01:38.88]
[01:43.55]well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes
[01:44.01]Made of spanish leather.
[01:47.59]Got behind him on his horse
[01:49.49]And they rode off together.
[01:53.98]They both rode off together.
[01:57.02]
[02:15.70]at night the boss came home
[02:17.92]Inquiring about this lady.
[02:21.16]The servant spoke before she thought,
[02:23.20]''she's been with black jack davey,
[02:27.67]Rode off with black jack davey.''
[02:31.49]
[02:33.88]''well, saddle for me my coal black stud,
[02:35.09]He's speedier than the gray.
[02:38.81]I rode all day and i'll ride all night,
[02:40.94]And i'll overtake my lady.
[02:46.23]I'll bring back my lady.''
[02:47.97]
[02:50.30]well, he rode all night till the broad daylight,
[02:52.30]Till he came to a river ragin',
[02:56.17]And there he spied his darlin' bride
[02:58.61]In the arms of black jack davey.
[03:02.84]Wrapped up with black jack davey.
[03:06.54]
[03:22.89]''pull off, pull off them long blue gloves
[03:23.72]All made of the finest leather.
[03:27.96]Give to me your lily-white hand
[03:29.99]And we'll both go home together.
[03:34.26]We'll both go home together.''
[03:36.99]
[03:39.11]well, she pulled off them long blue gloves
[03:41.16]All made of the finest leather.
[03:45.23]Gave to him her lily-white hand
[03:47.30]And said good-bye forever.
[03:53.26]Bid farewell forever.
[03:56.54]
[03:58.54]''would you forsake your house and home,
[04:00.59]Would you forsake your baby?
[04:04.61]Would you forsake your husband, too,
[04:06.48]To go with black jack davey.
[04:10.95]Rode off with black jack davey?''
[04:12.98]
[04:16.36]''well, i'll forsake my house and home,
[04:17.69]And i'll forsake my baby.
[04:21.45]I'll forsake my husband, too,
[04:23.49]For the love of black jack davey.
[04:28.24]Love my black jack davey.''
[04:31.84]
[04:49.42]''last night i slept in a feather bed
[04:50.09]Between my husband and baby.
[04:55.25]Tonight i lay on the river banks
[04:56.40]In the arms of black jack davey,
[05:01.02]Love my black jack davey.''