I'd rather be the devil
                                to be that woman's ma-a-an
I'd rather be the devil
                                to be that woman's ma-a-an

Oh nothing but the devil
                                    changed 'my baby's mi-i-ind
Oh nothing but the devil
                                    changed my baby's mi-i-ind

I laid down last night
            laid down last night
                            I laid down last night
                                                            tried to take my rest
My mind got to rambling
                                    like the wild geese from the west
                                                                 from the west
The woman I love
            woman that I love
                        the woman I love
                                                    stoled her from my best friend
But he got lucky
                        stoled her back again
And he got lucky
                        stoled her back again