Blackjack Davey

<br>1. black jack davey come a-riden on back,<br><br>A-whistlin loud and merry.<br><br>Made the woods around him ring,<br><br>And he charmed the heart of a lady,<br><br>Charmed the heart of a lady.<br><br><br><br>2. &quot;how old are you, my pretty little miss,<br><br>How old are you, my honey&quot;<br><br>She answered to him with a lovin smile<br><br>&quot;ill be sixteen come sunday,<br><br>Be sixteen come sunday.&quot;<br><br><br><br>3. &quot;come and go with me, my pretty little miss,<br><br>Come and go with me, my honey,<br><br>Take you where the grass grows green,<br><br>You never will want for money<br><br>You never will want for money<br><br><br><br>4. &quot;pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes<br><br>All made of spanish leather.<br><br>Get behind me on my horse<br><br>And well ride off together,<br><br>Well both go off together.&quot;<br><br><br><br>5. well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes<br><br>Made of spanish leather.<br><br>Got behind him on his horse<br><br>And they rode off together.<br><br>They rode off together.<br><br><br><br>6. at night the boss came home<br><br>Inquiring about this lady.<br><br>The servant spoke before she thought,<br><br>&quot;shes been with black jack dave,<br><br>Rode off with black jack davey.&quot;<br><br><br><br>7. &quot;well, saddle for me my coal black stud,<br><br>Hes speedier than the gray.<br><br>I rode all day and Ill ride all night,<br><br>And Ill overtake my lady.<br><br>Ill bring back my lady.&quot;<br><br><br><br>8. well, he rode all night till the broad daylight,<br><br>Till he came to a river ragin,<br><br>And there he spied his darlin bride<br><br>In the arms of black jack davey.<br><br>Wrapped up with black jack davey.<br><br><br><br>9. &quot;pull off, pull off them long blue gloves<br><br>All made of the finest leather.<br><br>Give to me your lily-white hand<br><br>And well both go home together.<br><br>Well both go home together.&quot;<br><br><br><br>10. well, she pulled off them long blue gloves<br><br>All made of the finest leather.<br><br>Gave to him her lily-white hand<br><br>And said good-bye forever.<br><br>Bid farewell forever.<br><br><br><br>11. &quot;would you forsake your house and home,<br><br>Would you forsake your baby? <br><br>Would you forsake your husband, too,<br><br>To go with black jack davey.<br><br>Rode off with black jack davey? &quot;<br><br><br><br>12. &quot;well, Ill forsake my house and home,<br><br>And Ill forsake my baby.<br><br>Ill forsake my husband, too,<br><br>For the love of black jack davey.<br><br>Ride off with black jack davey.&quot;<br><br><br><br>13. &quot;last night I slept in a feather bed<br><br>Between my husband and baby.<br><br>Tonight I lay on the river banks<br><br>In the arms of black jack davey,<br><br>Love my black jack davey.&quot;