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Thread #23372 Message #1148583
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
28-Mar-04 - 09:21 PM
Thread Name: Black Jack Davy - origin of phrase?
Subject: RE: Black Jack Davy - origin of phrase?
Can anyone find reference to 'Black Jack' in any of the ballads collected in the British Isles? Or was he an American folk invention?
The ballad is not known until well over 100 years after the death of the gypsy called Faa. Earlier existence is questionable.