Black Jack Davy
Status
Cover Song
Written By
Traditional
Recording Sessions
N/A
Availability of Official Release
N/A
Lyrics
(The lyrics below are as Elliott performed the song):
Black Jack Davy come a-ridin’ on back
Black Jack Davy come a-ridin’ on back
A whistlin’ loud and merry
Charmed the heart of a lonely girl
And he charmed the heart of a lady
Charmed the heart of a lady.
“How old are you, my pretty little thing
How old are you, my baby?”
She answered to him with a lovin’ smile
“I’ll be sixteen come Sunday
Be sixteen come Sunday”.
“Take off, take off them high-heeled shoes
All made of Spanish leather
Get behind me on my horse
And we’ll go off together
We’ll both go off together”.
“Take off, take off them high-heeled shoes
All made of Spanish leather
Take you where the grass grows green
You never will want for money
You never will want for money.
At night the boss came home
Inquirring about his lady
The maid spoke before she thought
“She’s gone with Black Jack Davy
Rode off with Black Jack Davy”.
“Well, saddle for me my coal-black stud
He’s quicker than the gray
I rode all day and I’ll ride all night
And I’ll overtake my lady
I’ll bring back my lady”.
Well, he rode all night till the broad daylight
Till he came to a river ragin’
And there he spied his lonely bride
In the arms of Black Jack Davy
Wrapped up with Black Jack Davy.
“Would you forsake your house and home
Would you forsake your baby ?
Would you forsake your husband too
To be with Black Jack Davy
To go off with Black Jack Davy ?”.
“Well, I’ll forsake my house and home
And I’ll forsake my baby
And I’ll forsake my husband too
To be with Black Jack Davy
Love my Black Jack Davy.
First Known Live Performance
2001-08-18 (Sunset Junction, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Audio
(taken from the live performance noted above)