The Devil

Lyrics

It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he won't have no place to hide The devil deals in dyin' and he travels in a hearse He treats you like a dog, now; he'd like to treat you worse But he don't have the answers, an' if he did, he'd lie The devil is a joker an' he don't want you alive An' some you win, an' some you lose An' the winner's all grin and the losers say: "Deal the cards again "Won't you deal the cards again." L.A.'s in California, Lord, I been there many times It is an education, to be sure I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes She ran a dancin' school; it was a front, she loved the Lord It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide Oh, it's rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide The devil deals in dyin' and he travels in a hearse He treats you like a dog, now; he'd like to treat you worse But he don't have the answers, an' if he did, he'd lie The devil is a joker an' he don't want you alive An' some you win, an' some you lose An' the winner's all grin and the losers say: "Deal the cards again "Oh, won't you deal the cards again." L.A.'s in California, Lord, I been there many times It is an education, to be sure I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes She ran a dancin' school; it was a front, she loved the Lord It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his eyes