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Black Jack Davy is the name that I bear
Been alone in the forest a long time
But a day is coming when a lady I’ll find
I will love her and hold her
Singing through the green green trees

Fair Eloise looked out that day
From her fine fine home in the morning
In the flush of dawn came a sound to her ear
Drifting and floating
Singing through the green green trees

“Go saddle me up my fine grey mare,”
Cried the Lord of the house next morning
“For my servants tell me my daughter’s gone
With Black Jack Davy.”
Singing through the green green trees

He rode all day and he rode all night
But he never did find his daughter
But he hears from afar come drift on the wind
Two voices laughing
Singing through the green green trees

15. Black Jack Davy
(trad.) Davy meets traditional material and not only with a guitar but also mandolin, 'bodhran' and harmonies. Very nice indeed! -- Jore

A variant on the 'Seven Yellow Gypsies' theme. A song I learned from an Incredible String Band LP. I've just noticed I forgot to sing the second verse! -- Davy