Blackjack Davey-Taj Mahal

[ti:Blackjack Davey] [ar:Taj Mahal] [al:Mo' Roots] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.04]Black Jack Davey come ridin' on back [00:05.60]A whistlin' loud and merry [00:07.98]Made the woods around him ring [00:11.53]And he charmed the heart of a lady [00:15.09]Charmed the heart of a lady [00:19.83]How old are you my pretty little miss [00:30.64]How old are you my honey [00:31.95]She answered to him with a lovin' smile [00:33.89]"I'll be sixteen come Sunday [00:35.76]Be sixteen come Sunday" [00:38.14]Come and go with me my pretty little miss [00:40.76]Come and go with me my honey [00:43.82]Take you where the grass grows green [00:47.26]You never will want for money [00:49.01]You never will want for money [00:51.57]Pull off pull off them high-heeled shoes [00:55.45]All made of Spanish leather [01:00.00]Get behind me on my horse [01:01.69]And we'll ride off together [01:03.19]We'll both go off together [01:04.86]Well she pulled off them high-heeled shoes [01:06.79]Made of Spanish Leather [01:07.86]Got behind him on his horse [01:10.36]And they rode off together [01:12.73]They both rode off together [01:14.29]At night the boss came home [01:15.73]Inquiring about his lady [01:16.86]The servant spoke before she thought [01:18.79]"She's been with Black Jack Davey [01:20.78]Rode off with Black Jack Davey" [01:23.28]Well saddle for me my coal-black stud [01:25.83]He's speedier than the gray [01:27.58]I rode all day and I'll ride all night [01:31.65]And I'll overtake my lady [01:33.15]I'll bring back my lady [01:34.51]Well he rode all night till the broad daylight [01:37.69]Till he came to a river ragin' [01:39.44]And there he spied his darlin' bride [01:41.38]In the arms of Black Jack Davey [01:44.57]Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey [01:46.19]Pull off pull off them long blue gloves [01:48.56]All made of the finest leather [01:50.31]Give to me your lily-white hand [01:51.75]And we'll go home together [01:53.06]We'll both go home together [01:54.44]Well she pulled off them long blue gloves [01:56.62]All made of the finest leather [01:58.31]Gave to him her lily-white hand [02:00.12]And said goodbye forever [02:01.87]Bid farewell forever [02:04.43]Would you forsake your house and home [02:07.67]Would you forsake your baby [02:11.61]Would you forsake your husband too [02:13.59]To go with Black Jack Davey [02:15.03]Ride off with Black Jack Davey [02:16.66]Well I'll forsake my house and home [02:18.53]And I'll forsake my baby [02:20.09]I'll forsake my husband too [02:21.78]For the love of Black Jack Davey [02:25.34]Love my Black Jack Davey [02:26.41]Last night I slept in a feather bed [02:28.28]Between my husband and baby [02:29.34]Tonight I lay on the river banks [02:31.28]In the arms of Black Jack Davey [02:32.96]Love my Black Jack Davey