The Blues & Lamentations of 'Red Eye' Dixie Nixon
out of Baton Rouge Parish

- Louisiana Traditional -

The Devil spit in my eye
    The Devil spit in my eye
The Devil spit in my eye
    Oh Lordy I don't know why
        The Devil spit in my eye

The Devil make me a brew
    The Devil make me a brew
I drink down all that brew
    Oh then I hurl it up too
        The Devil make me a brew

The Devil he milk my cow
    The Devil he milk my cow
The Devil he milk my cow
    Oh ain't no cow left now
        The Devil he milk my cow

The Devil he plough my share
    The Devil he plough my share
The Devil he plough my share
    Now ain't no ploughshare there
        The Devil he plough my share

The Devil he make me rich
    The Devil he make me rich
The Devil he make me rich
    Oh then he take it back
        What a son of a bitch

The Devil come to my place
    The Devil come to my place
He let his britches slip down
    Oh then he sit on my face
        The Devil come to my place

The Devil shit on my head
    The Devil shit on my head
The Devil shit on my head
    While I sleep in my bed
        The Devil shit on my head

The Devil lay with my woman
    The Devil lay with Sue Jo
But that girl wear him out
    Oh that dang dirty ho
        The Devil lay with Sue Jo

The Devil he's sweet on me
    The Devil he's sweet on me
He want to purchase my soul
    Oh but my soul ain't for free
        The Devil he's sweet on me

The Devil take me to Hell
    The Devil take me to Hell
Lots of sinners are there
    Lots of good folks as well
        The Devil take me to Hell

He fix me up on a cross
    He fix me up on a cross
He fix me up on a cross
    He ask me who is the boss
        He fix me up on a cross

I say my boss is the Lord
    I say my boss is the Lord
The Devil hollers and tuts
    He sticks a fork in my nuts
        I say the Devil's my Lord

And people that is my doom
    And people that is my doom
The Devil's laughin' at me
    I'm down here lickin' his spoon
        And people that is my doom

Oh Lord take pity on me
    Oh Lord take pity on me
I'd rather lick yours instead
    I'd welcome do it for free
        Oh Lord take pity on me

The Devil spit in my eye
    The Devil spit in my eye
The Devil spit in my eye
    Oh Lordy I don't know why
        The Devil spit in my eye

There's something wrong with my head
    There's something wrong with my head
There's something wrong with my head
    May be I'm better off dead
        May be I'm better off dead  


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