Jenny in the Cornpatch: The Lyrics of Blackjack Davy

By Black Jack Davy

A collection of songs written and recorded by David Fletcher, aka BlackJack Davy, from 1969-2019. For 50 years BlackJack has honed his craft into a fine art.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781796046786

Black Jack Davy

Black Jack Davy has been a songwriter and musician most all his life. He is well versed in the Old Time music of the Appalachian hills and Celtic music as well. He has written and collected folk songs and fiddle tunes for over 50 years. He wrote his first song in 1969 and never looked back. He plays the fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica, piano, the whistles and sings. Known for his scratch fiddle style and harmonic voice, he has been mostly a back porch player, entertaining people in the old style way. He has been in many bands over the years- Celtic, Old Time, Folk, Blues, Cowboy music, and enjoys playing benefits for worthy causes. He can be found sometimes in the corn patch with a banjo.

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ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-7960-4673-1

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Contents

Lyric Sheets for Wild Mt. Rye

Wild Mountain Rye

House of Stone

Lonesome Traveler

No More Soldiers to Die

Midnight Train

Down to Manassas

A Dancer Will Always Be Free

Lyric Sheets For Farewell to California

Beautiful Dreamer

Circles In The Wind

Crying O’er The Flowers

Guns Of The West

Ba’s Song

Away, Away

Farewell to California

Freedom

Life Washes Clean

Lyric Sheets For Old Man River

Old Man River

Life Is A Mystery

Jenny in the Cornpatch

Birds Of A Hill

Only A Drifter

Only A Mountain Away

Lyric sheet for Gone back Again

Gone Back Again

Previous Recordings

Higher On the Mountain

Dusty roads

Southern Gales

Only the Sparrow

Sailor’s Dream

Seasons Array

Life Is A River

Time To Fly

Where Is The Mountain

Only The Rainbow Your Chasing

Out of the Window

Broken Wing

Water

Turn Around

Strong Heart

Soft Gulls

Wind In the Mystic

Bird On The Wing

Fairies Lullabye

Land Of Devotion

Broken Dream

Deeper than an Ocean

Little Brook Flowing

Dancing Song

Little Gypsy Band

Gentle Rain’s Song

A Broken Dream

Blue Eyes

Two Songs

Lighter Than A Feather

Tired Eyes

Deer Song

Garden of Eden

Captain of the Harbor

Dream, Dream the Stranger

Into this Life

Lyric Sheets for Wild Mt. Rye

Artist: David Lee Fletcher

Aka Blackjack Davy

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Copyright 2009

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Wild Mountain Rye

He was only sixteen

when he left for the mountains

Searching for a dream

that he never could find

He built him a cabin

by a spring on the hillside

and hunted for the rabbits

in the wild mountain rye

Chorus

Lay him down easy

Won’t you lay him down low

In the green grass up on the mountain

where the wild winds do blow

Lay him down easy

I heard the