Loretta Lynn - Black Jack David Lyrics






Black Jack David came riding through the woods
And he sang so loud and gaily
Made the hills around him ring
And he charmed the heart of a lady

"How old are you my pretty little miss
How old are you my honey?"
She answered him with a silly little smile
"I'll be sixteen next Sunday"

"Come go with me my pretty little miss
Come go with me my honey
I'll take you across the deep blue sea
Where you never shall want for money"

She pulled off her high-heeled shoes
They were made of Spanish leather
She put on those low-heeled shoes
And they both rode off together

"Last night I lay on a warm feather bed
Beside my husband and baby
Tonight I lay on the cold, cold ground
By the side of Black Jack David"





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  1. S.... R....

    Great song. Love Loretta's guitar playing here. Woody Guthrie loved the song and included it in his repertoire. His son, Arlo, sings it often at his concerts. This is country when country was just that--not today's rock music with a fiddle.

    S.... R....

    Steve Roberts

    Today's "country" stars grew up listening to Metallica AND rap.😫

  2. D.... W....

    Remember even Jackie Kennedy’s father was known as Black Jack. Dark haired gamblin’ handsome devil.

  3. W.... R....

    GOT TO MENTION THIS.,,,the song is an old one from the British Isles, AND IS NOT about a black man as some think,,GYPSIES get offended by this confusion and very rightfully so,, it's about a GYPSY fella with anothers young wife fancies a bit of rough,, still happens now and again in real life and good when it does,,