Friend of the Devil

i lit out from reno
i was trailed by twenty hounds
didn't get to sleep that night
till the morning came around
i ran into the devil babe he loaned me twenty bills
i spent that night in Utah
in a cave up in the hills
i set out running 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 ran down to the levee
but the devil caught me there
he took my twenty dollar bill
and he vanished in the air
got a wife in chino, babe
and wanting cherokee
first one says she's got my child
but it don't look like me
i said i running but i take mye time
a friend of the devil is a friend of mine
if i get home before daylight
i might just get some sleep tonight
i set out running 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 set out running 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 som sleep tonight
got two reasons why i cry
away each lonely night
first one's named sweet anne marie
and she's my heart's delight
second one is prison, babe
the sheriff's on my trail
and if he catches up with me
i'll spend my life in jail
i set out running 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 said i running 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