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BLACKJACK DAVID Blackjack David is the name that I bear Been alone in the forest for a long time But the time is come, and when a lady I find I will love her and hold her, singing through the green green trees The skin on my hands is like leather, alright. My face is so hard from the cold wind But my heart's so warm with the song that I sing Will charm a fair lady, singing through the green green trees Now fair Eloise rode out that day From her fine fine home in the morning In the flush of dawn, came a sound to her ear Drifting, floating, singing through the green green trees Now sixteen summers was all that she'd seen And her skin was soft a velvet But she's forsaken her fine fine home And Blackjack David is singing through the green green trees Saddle me up my fine grey mare Cried the lord of the house next morning For my servants tell me that my daughter is gone With Blackjack David, singing through the green green trees Well he rode all day and he rode all night But he never did find his daughter But he heard from afar, come drift on the wind Two voices, laughing, singing through the green green trees Oh, Blackjack David is the name that I bear Been alone in the forest for a long time But now I've found me a lady so fair And I love her, hold her, singing through the green green trees ---------------------------------------------------------------- This version of the Gypsy Davey ballad was done by the Incredible String Band (Mike Heron put the words together with this catchy tune) on their "I looked up" album one the Electra EKS-74061 label. Child #200 Roud-1 @gypsy @love filename[ BLKJKDAV |
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