Black Jack Davey

Black Jack Davey Lyrics

Song Black Jack Davey
Artist Bob Dylan
Album Good as I Been to You
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[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.''
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[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.
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[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.''
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[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.''
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