Friend Of The Devil

I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds

Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around



Set out runnin' but I take my time

A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight



Ran into the Devil, he loaned me twenty bills

I spent the night in Utah, in a cave up in the hills



Set out runnin' but I take my time

A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight



Well, I ran down to the levee, but the Devil caught me there

He took my twenty dollar bill, and he vanished in the air



Set out runnin' but I take my time

A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight



Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight

The second one is prison, baby, the Sherrif's on my trail

And if he catches up to me, I'll spend my life in jail



I got a wife in Chino, baby, and one in Cherokee

The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me



Set out runnin' but I take my time

A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep



I got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight

The second one is prison, baby, the Sherrif's on my trail

And if he catches up to me, I'll spend my life in jail



I say I got a wife in Chino, baby, I got one in Cherokee

And the first one says she's got my child, but it does not look like me



Set out runnin' but I take my time

A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight