Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, Arkansas, artist - Tony Joe White. Date of issue: 13.04.2009
Song language: English
They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, Arkansas |
| I was walking down a dirt road |
| And the night was coming on fast |
| I had gone to for some corn meal for our supper |
| By the time I got to miss Johnson's house |
| I knew there was something wrong |
| By the worried look she had upon her face |
| I said: Miss Johnson could you tell me |
| What are you shaking for |
| She said: Lord, they caught the devil |
| And they got him in jail in Eudora, Arkansas |
| And he's got a mean that looked like leather |
| And a long and foggy tail |
| And when he touches it against the sepbars |
| Sparks would fly |
| I did not know of what she spoke |
| But I believed every word she said |
| And I burned the souls of my feet on my way back home |
| Well the next day a crowd had gathered |
| Out in front of the Eudora jailhouse |
| But there was not a chase to be seen of the devil |
| Now the jailer had been a poor man |
| And now his pockets were stuffed with money |
| And he was sitting outside in a brand new Continental Lincoln |
| With famous skirts on it |
| He would not say where he got the money |
| Was he a part of the devils bargain? |
| And did he set him free that night in Eudora, Arkansas? |
| Now who's to say |