| I met the devil on the side of the road one day
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| He said «how do you do?»
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| I said it’s hard to say
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| So he smiled at me with a wicked grin
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| He reached into his coat and then
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| He gave me a bottle full of something sweet
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| Said I’ll fill it up every time we meet
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| Lyin' and a sinnin' and I just can’t change
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| If I ever get to heaven it’s a doggone shame
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| One little drop is all it took
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| To get my name in his book
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| Now I sleep all day and I’m out all night
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| And I can’t tell wrong from right
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| You know I’d change if I could
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| But being bad, it feels so good
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| Lyin and a sinnin and I just can’t change
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| If I ever get to heaven it’s a doggone shame
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| On the day I die when they lay me down
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| I know where my soul is bound
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| And don’t you cry, and don’t you weep
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| Cause it’s too late to rescue me
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| If you see the devil comin your way
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| Get down on your knees
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| And start to pray
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| Lyin and a sinnin and I just can’t change
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| Oh mama the way that I’m livin
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| If I ever get to heaven it’s a doggone shame |