Black Rose

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Lived a simple man and a dominicker hen And a rose of a different name Well, the first time I felt lightning I was standing in the drizzling rain With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin And a rose of a different name [Chorus] Well, the devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man And help me leave that black rose alone [Verse 2] When the devil made that woman Lord, he threw the pattern away She was built for speed with the tools you need To make a new fool every day Way down deep and dirty On the darker side of shame I caught a cane cuttin' man and a bottle of gin With a rose of a different name [Chorus] The devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man Help me leave that black rose alone Devil made me do it the first time Second time I done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man Help me leave that black rose alone