DEVIL'S GONNA GET YOU
 
(Sung by Bessie Smith.  Written by Grainger.)
 
 

it's a long long lane that has no turning
there's a fire that always keeps on burning

mister devil down below pitchfork in his hand
and that's where you are going to go do you understand

devil's gonna get you
devil's gonna get you
oh the devil's gonna get you man just as sure as you born

devil's gonna get you
devil's gonna get you
oh the devil's gonna get you the way you carrying on

you go away stay for a week
on your doggone spree
come back home get in my bed
and turn your back on me

oh the devil's gonna get you
I mean the devil's gonna get you
man the devil's gonna get you sure as you born

dirty two-timer   dirty two-timer
dirty two-timer    you ain't coming clean

oh the devil's gonna get you
I mean the devil's gonna get you
oh the devil's gonna get you you know what I mean

I don't want no two time stuff    from my regular man
don't want nothing that's been used    'cause it's second hand

the devil's gonna get you
oh the devil's gonna get you
man the devil's gonna get you    sure as you born to die