BAmlack Jack Davey come ridin' on back
A whistlin' loud and mEmerry
MAmade the woods around him ring
And he charmed the heart of a laG--dyD
Charmed the heart of a laG--dyD
HAmow old are you my pretty little miss
How old are you my hoEmney?
SAmhe answered to him with a lovin' smile
"I'll be sixteen come SuGn--daDy
Be sixteen come SuGn--daDy"
CAmome and go with me my pretty little miss
Come and go with me my hEmoney
TAmake you where the grass grows green
You never will want for mGon--eDy
You never will want for mGon--eDy
PAmull off pull off them high-heeled shoes
All made of Spanish leEmather
GAmet behind me on my horse
And we'll ride off tGo--geDther
We'll both go off toG--getDher
WAmell she pulled off them high-heeled shoes
Made of Spanish LeatheEmr
GAmot behind him on his horse
And they rode off toG--geDther
They both rode off tGo--gDether
AAmt night the boss came home
Inquiring about his laEmdy
TAmhe servant spoke before she thought
"She's been with Black Jack DGa--vDey
Rode off with Black Jack DGa--vDey"
WAmell saddle for me my coal-black stud
He's speedier than the gEmray
IAm rode all day and I'll ride all night
And I'll overtake my lGa--dDy
I'll bring back my lGa--dyD
WAmell he rode all night till the broad daylight
Till he came to a river rEmagin'
AAmnd there he spied his darlin' bride
In the arms of Black Jack DGa--vDey
Wrapped up with Black Jack DGa--vDey
PAmull off pull off them long blue gloves
All made of the finest lEmeather
GAmive to me your lily-white hand
And we'll go home tGo--geDther
We'll both go home tGo-geDther
WAmell she pulled off them long blue gloves
All made of the finest lEmeather
GAmave to him her lily-white hand
And said goodbye foGr--evDer
Bid farewell foGr--eveDr
WAmould you forsake your house and home
Would you forsake your bEmaby?
WAmould you forsake your husband too
To go with Black Jack DGa--vDey
Ride off with Black Jack DGa--vDey?
WAmell I'll forsake my house and home
And I'll forsake my baEmby
IAm'll forsake my husband too
For the love of Black Jack DGa--vDey
Love my Black Jack DGa--vDey
LAmast night I slept in a feather bed
Between my husband and bEmaby
TAmonight I lay on the river banks
In the arms of Black Jack DGa--vDey
Love my Black Jack DGa--vDey