Warren Smith -- "Black Jack David"
Why does the fair-haired lady run off with the rootless gypsy? We'll never know, but the real shock of the song is when she refuses to come back home.
This is my favorite version of this traditional ballad. By adding a modest and restrained rockabilly beat to the song, Smith succeeds (inadvertently, perhaps) in making a creepy old song even creepier. It's a strange hybrid, but it works.
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