Black Jack Davy (Gypsy Davy) = Jack Davy Il Negro (Davy Lo Zingaro) chords by 
Pete Seeger 
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Key: C major
Verse 1
C
Db
C
Black Jack Davy come
a -ridin' along
Singin' so loud and gaily
Sang so loud the wild words rung
He charmed the heart of a lady
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy
Sang so loud the wild words rang
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 tee -hee -hee,
I'll be sixteen next Sunday.
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
C
Ab
She answered him with a tee -hee -hee,
C
Db
I'll be sixteen next Sunday.
Come go with me, my honey,
G
C
I'll take you across the deep blue sea
You'll never want for money.
Come a -rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
Well, you'll never want more money.
Won't you pull off those high
-heeled shoes,
Made of Spanish leather?
Ab
Db
C
Won't you put on some low
-heeled shoes,
Ab
C
We'll ride off together?
Come rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davey,
Rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
-heeled shoes,
They rode off together.
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
Rattle, rattle, lingo, davey,
Rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
G
C
Db
She's gone with the gypsy davey.
Inquiring for his lady.
The servant said, on every hand,
She's gone with the Gypsy Davy.
Db
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
The servant said, on every hand,
She's gone with the Gypsy Davy.
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C
Go saddle me,
my buckskin mare,
The grey is not so speedy.
I'll ride all day and I'll ride all night,
G
C
Till I overtake my lady.
Db
C
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy.
Rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
Db
Ab
Gone with the Gypsy Davy.
Ab
C
For there he spied his lady.
C
Ab
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy.
Ab
C
How can you leave your house and land?
Ab
C
To go with the gypsy Davy?
C
Ab
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy,
Db
C
Ab
Rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
C
Db
To go with the gypsy Davy.
C
Ab
Very well can I leave my baby,
my husband, dear,
To go with the Gypsy Davy.
Db
Ab
To go with the Gypsy Davy.
No, I wouldn't give a kiss
Db
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
C
Db
Last night I lay on a goose -feather bed
C
Db
Ab
Beside my husband and baby.
Db
Ab
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling,
C
Ab
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy.
Rattle, rattle, ling, go, ling, go, ling,
Db
Ab
She's gone with the Gypsy Davy.
Come the rattle, rattle, ling,
go, ling, go, ling,
Rattle, rattle, ling, go, Davy.
Oh, rattle, rattle, ling, go, ling, go, ling,
Gone with the Gypsy Davy.
Oh, once I had a house and land
A feather bed and money
But now I've come to an old straw pad
With nothing but Gypsy Davy
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo, ling
Rattle, rattle, lingo, Davy
Come a -rattle, rattle, lingo, lingo,
Gone with the Gypsy Davy
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