Subject: The Devil
From:
Stewie
Date: 28 Nov 00 - 01:58 AM
Here's a good'un from the late Hoyt Axton. It does not appear to be in the DT. It works well as an unaccompanied group song.
THE DEVIL (Hoyt Axton) Don't you know it's been rainin' in the mountains And the river's on the rise 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 And, if he did, he'd lie The devil is a joker And he don't want you alive Some you win and some you lose And the winners all grin and the losers say, Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay yay LA's in California, Lord, I've 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 Some you win and some you lose And the winners all grin and the losers say, Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay yay It's been rainin' in the mountains And the river's on the rise 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 If you don't give him shelter He'll have no place to hide Words and music by Hoyt Axton. May be found on several CD compilations - eg Hoyt Axton 'The A&M Years' AM 540 956-2. PS. --Stewie.
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