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I lit out from Greendale, I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep that night 'til 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
I went 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
I got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison, babe, and the sheriff's on my trail
If he catches up with me, you know I'll spend my life in jail
I got a wife in Chino 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 tonight
I got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison, babe, and the sheriff's on my trail
If he catches up with me, you know I'll spend my life in jail