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The Devil

from Whippoorwill - EP by Whippoorwill

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Honey wake up it’s almost daylight
Honey Get dressed and grab your gun
We’re gonna ride all day till sundown
Baby hurry up we’re on the run

Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home
Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home

I got stuck ridin' with some outlaws
Somewhere north of the Dixon line
Wasn’t my fault, baby, I got framed
But if we keep driving we’ll be just fine

Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home
Don't let it be the devil that takes me home

And if that devil comes for me, I won’t go
No if that devil comes for me, I won’t go
I will grab him by his throat and let him know
That he is nothing to a good man with a soul

I know a guy makes bootleg whiskey
Makes it cheap and he makes it strong
I was gonna run it in a black Ford hot rod
Coward called the cops and sang a song

Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home
Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home

Cops caught up one night round Richmond
Led by a sheriff with an evil eye
Pulled his gun but I was too quick and
We didn’t have time to watch him die

Don’t let it be the devil that takes me home
No don’t let it be the devil that takes me home

I will meet my fate like an honest man
Oh I will meet my fate like an honest man
But they say an honest man makes an honest stand
So I will make sure that that devil knows my hand

I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me home

Honey wake up it’s almost daylight
Get dressed and grab your gun
We’re gonna ride all day till sundown
Baby hurry up we’re on the run

And if that devil comes for me, then I won’t go
If that devil comes for me I won’t go
I will grab him by his throat and let him know
That he is nothing to a man who has a soul

I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me
I won't let the devil take me home

credits

from Whippoorwill - EP, released December 6, 2013
Ian Merrifield (guitar, vocals)
Jon Levine (bass, organ, guitar)
Ben Briggance (drums)
Jonathan Devoto (keys)

Produced by Jonathan Devoto
Engineered by Michael Chiang and Chris Maier
Mixed and mastered by Michael Chiang and Jonathan Devoto
Recorded at Dirt Room

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Whippoorwill Oakland, California

Like the eerie call of their avian namesake, Whippoorwill's sound is hauntingly familiar: rock and roll with readily apparent traces of it's folk and blues ancestors. This trio seeks to prove that crashing drums, blistering guitar and raunchy bass are all you need to bring the house down. ... more

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