Blackjack Davey Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Black Jack Davey come ridin' on [Bm]back
[D]A whistlin' loud and merry
[Bm]Made [G]the woods around him ring
And he charmed [C]the heart
of [D]a l[C]ady
Charmed the [G]heart [D]of a lady
How old are you, my pretty [C]little miss
How old are you, [G]my honey?
[D]She answered to him with a
lovin' smile
"I'll be sixteen come Sunday
Be sixteen come Sunday"

[Verse 2]
[D]Come and go with me,
my pretty little miss
Come and go with me, [Bm]my honey
Take you where the grass [D]grows green
You [C]never will want for money
You nev[G]er will want for money
Pull off, pull off them [C]high-[G]

[Verse 3]
[G]
heeled shoes
All made of Spanish [D]leather
Get behind me [C]on my [G]horse
[D]And [C]we'll rid[G]e off[D] together
[Bm]We'll both go off together

[Verse 4]
Well she pulled off [D]them
high- heeled shoes
Made of Spanish Leather
[Bm]Got behind him on his [G]horse
And they rode off together
They both rode off together

[Verse 5]
[G]At night [D]the [C]boss came home
[G]Inquiring [D]about his [C]lady
The [G]servant [D]spoke
before she thought
"She's been with Black Jack
Davey
Rode off with [Bm]Black [D]Jack Davey"

[Verse 6]
Well, saddle for me [Bm]my coal-
black [D]stud
He's speedier than the gray
I [Bm]rode all day and I'll ride [D]all night
And I'll [G]overtake my lady
I'll bring back my lady

[Verse 7]
Well, he rode [C]all night till the broad daylight
Till [D]he came [C]to a river ragin'
And [G]there he spied his [D]darlin' [C]bride
In the [G]arm[D]s of Black Jack Davey
Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey
Pull [Bm]off, pull off

[Verse 8]
[D]them long blue
gloves
All made of the [Bm]finest leather
Give [D]to me your lily- white hand
And [G]we'll go home together
[C]We'll both go home toget[D]her

[Verse 9]
Well, she pulled [C]off [G]them
[D]long [C]blue [G]gloves
All [D]made of the finest leather
[Bm]Gave to him her lily- white [D]hand
[Bm]And [C]said[D] goodbye
[C]forever
Bid farewell [G]forever

[Verse 10]
Would you forsake [G]your
[C]house and [G]home
Would [D]you forsake [Bm]your baby?
[C]Would [G]you forsake [D]your husband too
To [C]go [G]with [D]Black Jack Davey
Ride off with Black Jack Davey?

[Verse 11]
Well, [D]I'll forsake my house and home
[Bm]And I'll [D]forsake my baby
I'll forsake my husband too
[G]For the [C]love of Black Jack Davey
Love [D]my Black [C]Jack Davey
[G]Last night I slept [D]in a

[Verse 12]
[C]feather bed
Between my [G]husband [D]and baby
Tonight I [Bm]lay on the [D]river banks[Bm][C]
[G]In [C]the [G]arm[D]s[Bm][C][D]
[C]
[G]of [D]Black Jack Davey
Love my Black Jack Davey