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Black Jack Davy
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Black Jack Davy was released on May 5, 2026 by Listen Listen Records as a part of the album Permutations
ReleasedMay 5, 2026
LabelListen Listen Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM114
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Black Jack Davy came a-riding through the woods,
Singing songs so gaily,
Sang so loud he made the wild woods ring,
Charmed the heart of a lady,
Charmed the heart of a wife.
My lord he came home last night,
Enquiring for his lady,
The servant spoke before he thought,
She's gone with the Black Jack Davy,
She's gone with the Black Jack boy.
Go saddle me up my milkwhite steed,
Saddle her slow and easy,
I'll ride all night to the broad daylight,
Overtake my lady,
Overtake my wife.
He rode all day and he rode all night,
Til he came to the edge of the water,
And there he saw his own true love,
At the side of Black Jack Davy,
At the side of Black Jack boy.
Will you forsake your house and home,
Your husband and your ladies,
Oh will you forsake your newborn babe?
To ride with the Black Jack Davy,
To ride with the Black Jack Boy?
Yes I'll forsake my house and home,
My husband and my ladies,
Oh I'll forsake my newborn babe,
To ride with the Black Jack Davy,
To ride with the Black Jack Boy.
Take off, take off your buckskin glove,
Made of Spanish leather,
Oh give to me your lily-white hand,
We'll ride back home together,
We'll ride back home again.
Yes I'll take off my buckskin glove,
Made of Spanish leather,
Give to you my lily-white hand,
Bid farewell forever,
Bid farewell goodbye.
Last night I slept in a goose feather bed,
With the sheets turned down so bravely-o,
Tonight I'll sleep in the mud and the rain,
At the side of my Black Jack Davy,
At the side of my Black Jack boy.
Written by: Bob Dylan, Traditional

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