The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125744   Message #2787612
Posted By: kendall
13-Dec-09 - 04:58 PM
Thread Name: Great Truckin' Songs!
Subject: Lyr Add: DEVIL IN A BOTTLE (J. Sprung)
Here 'tis.

Devil in a Bottle
J. Sprung 1903

Out on the highway, drivin' all alone
Talking out loud to my radio
Gotta move a little faster so that I can make my run
Then I'll be looking for someplace to go...(where I can)

Cho:
Sell my soul to the devil every night
He's hidin' in a bottle waitin' there
Another drink o' whiskey gonna make it all right;
Gonna make the lonely feelin' disappear.

Today is just like yesterday, tomorrow be the same,
I'm just another rig out on the endless road
And anywhere I travel no one ever knows my name
Or cares if I pull a heavy load...(so I)

Wish I had a woman of my own, somewhere;
All dressed up in sweet perfume and welcome smiles
And when I'm gone away, she'll be waitin' for me there,
Heaven at the end of all the miles...(but now I)

I look for a tavern in every town I pass
And a whiskey on the bar to set me almost free
And when I find my name at the bottom of the glass
That'll be the last drink for me...(I)