Never Bet The Devil Your Head

Never Bet The Devil Your Head

Never bet the devil your head

Don't you bet the devil your head

he'll promise you everything

that you ever wanted

but dont you bet the devil your head

 

Listen to me my friends

Ive seen it all before

time and time again

think you got it beat

yeah top of the world

that's when he comes

to collect his pay

 

Never give a greedy woman your heart

don't you give a greedy woman your heart 

quick like an addicts needle 

you'll be back at the start 

but don't you give a greedy woman your heart

 

If you're wondering how I know

I'll show you the scars where the whiskey bottle broke and ...

recant guided tours

through the piss stained alleys

the broken and disparaged hate to call home yeah

 

It's not a pretty sight

and tends to wear thin over time

 

Never lend a beggar broken dreams

no don't you lend a beggar broken dreams

don't ya even spare the time if they harass you for a dime

because things ain't always the way they seem

 

Sister don't let a bad man do you wrong

you best not let a bad man do you wrong

just hold out for a good man one is bound to come along

just never let a bad man do you wrong

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

This is a great country song in the guise of a poem! I hear the twang in it. I love "Never lend a beggar broken dreams"-beautiful!

[Olmsted A. T.]

Thanks it is actually a recorded song i have done for my project Dan Rather Than 'N' Those Nefarious Qwarks. It's a cross between Honky-Tonk /Jump Blues / Eastern European Gypsy jazz.

The lend a beggar broken dreams is actually one of my favorite lines in the song.

Thanks for the kind words.