Blackjack Davey

Blackjack Davey

This file was taken from a file at OLGA a couple of years ago (no longer
there) and no author information was given.

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Blackjack Davey came a ridin' on by whistling loud and merry
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Made the words around him ring and he charmed the heart of a lady
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Charmed the heart of a lady

"How old are you my pretty little miss, how old are you my honey?"
She answered him with a loving smile, "I'll be sixteen come Sunday"
Be sixteen come Sunday

Come and go with me my pretty little miss, come and go with me my honey
Take you where the grass grows green, you never will want the money
Never will want the money

Pull off pull off those high heeled shoes all made of Spanish leather
Get behind me on my horse and we'll ride off together
We'll both go off together

Well she pulled off those high heeled shoes all made of Spanish leather
Got behind him on his horse and they rode off together
They both rode off together

At night the boss came home, inquiring about his lady
The servant spoke before she thought, "She's been with Blackjack Davey"
Rode off with Blackjack Davey

No saddle for me, my coal black stud, he's speedier than the grave
I rode all day and I'll ride all night and I'll bring back my lady
I'll bring back my lady

Well he road all night 'til the broad daylight 'til he came to river ragin'
And there he spied his darling bride in the arms of Blackjack Davey
Wrapped up with Blackjack Davey

Pull off, Pull off them long blue gloves all made of the finest leather
Give to me your lily white hand and we'll go home together
We'll both go home together

Well she pulled off her long blue gloves all made of the finest leather
Gave to him her lily white hand and say goodbye forever
Bid farewell forever

Would you forsake your house and home, would you forsake your baby?
Would you forsake your husband too to go with Blackjack Davey?
Ride off with Blackjack Davey

Well, I've forsaken my house and home and I'll forsake my baby
I'll forsake my husband too for the love of Blackjack Davey
Love my Blackjack Davey

Last night I slept in a feather bed beside my husband and baby
Tonight I lay on the river banks in the arms of Blackjack Davey
Love my Blackjack Davey

Notes on Blackjack Davey:
Capo the 2nd fret and play Am, Em, and D.  The Em is played with the
G note on the 1st (high E) string (do this with the pinky).  I get
reasonably close to the way it sounds on the recording this way, although
I'm pretty sure Dylan doesn't do it this way.