In checking over some lyrics which George kindly listed in my Found Musical Treasures thread, I find the old 78 I have of Jack O'Diamonds has completely different lyrics to any of the ones he linked to. I DO see a variation of this one in the DT under Rye Whiskey, collected by Lomax, but the words I have from the 78 are slightly dufferent. Towards the end, there are some bad skips. I'll try to work them out later. In the meantime, here's the beginning:

Jack O'Diamonds (to the tune of Rye Whiskey)

O' Molly, O' Molly
For your sake alone
That I leave my old parents
My house and my home.
You cause me to roam
I'm a rebel soldier
and Dixie's my home.

Jack O'Diamonds, Jack O'Diamonds
I know you (of old?)
You robbed my poor pockets
Of silver and gold.

Whiskey, you villian
You've ????
You've kicked me, you've cuffed me
But I love you (for all?)

Her parents don't like me
They say I'm too poor
They say I'm not worthy
To go through her door.

They say I drink whiskey
My money's my own
And, them that don't like me
Can leave me alone.

I'll eat when I'm hungry
And drink when I'm dry
And when I get thirsty
I'll lay down and cry.

Eat steak when I'm hungry
Drink whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up
And heaven when I die

Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
Rye whiskey, I cry
If I don't get rye whiskey
I surely must die.

O baby, O baby
I've told you before
You make me a pallet
I'll lay on the floor.

I'll build me a castle
On yonder mountain high
Where my true love can see me
When she comes riding by
Where my true love can see me
And help me to mourn
I'm a rebel soldier
And Dixie's my home.

I'll get up in my saddle
My ??? in my hand
And think of you, Molly
??? in some (distant land?)
I'll thinnk of you, Molly
You cause me to roam
I'm a rebel soldier...

(more later, I hope!)