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