It was the middle of the night
And the moon was shining bright
I was walking down the alley
Yeah, I was walking down the alley

And I was crying
Lord, I was crying so
Because my girl had left me
Because my girl had left me

And then there was a figure up yonder
And I was struck with wonder
Because the shape was a-glowing
Yeah, that shape was a-glowing with a red light

In the middle of the night
And my heart was struck with fright

I was midnight then and the moon was approaching zenith
I approached the shape and saw it was the figure of a man
When I got close, however, I could no more see that red light
Which had been shining around him as I was approaching
He looked up and looked me in the eye, and then I knew
Yes, then I knew that this was the devil, the lord of Hell
Before he had any chance to talk I spoke up and said to him:

Do you have a light, sir?
Yeah, do you have a light sir?
Then he said to me
Oh, Lord! Then he said to me:

“Oh, good evening my dear gentleman!
How lucky I am, finding you here!
I believe you are the one I’ve been waiting for
That you are the one I’ve been looking for!”

And I cried Noooo!
Looooord! I cried Noooo!
Don’t take my soul!
Please, mister devil, sir
Don’t take my soul!

And then the devil said:
“Well, my dear, dear gentleman
Let’s discuss the matter more thoroughly
Before taking such premature decisions.
I’ve got a proposition for you, my dear gentleman.
Yes, I’ve got a proposition to put before you.

***

But first let me ask you one thing, my friend
Yes, let me ask you one thing.
Where is your girl, my friend?
Don’t you love her no more?”

Of course I love her, sir!
I cried with all my heart.
Yeah I will always love her, sir!
I didn’t want to part!

And then the Devil said
Oh, yeah, then the devil shone up and said:
“If you, my dear gentle man give me what I want
I will give onto you, what you are longing for
Yes, what you are longing for
I will give it to you”.

And I cried Nooo!
Please, mister devil, sir
I’m a god-fearing man!
Yeah, I’m a god-fearing man!
But oh my heart
Oh, my aching heart
I want that girl
I love that girl so much.
And I want her so
God damn that soul!
It is agreed
It is settled
That soul is yours
That soul is yours
If that girl is mine, yeah
If that girl is mine oh lord

“Yes I’m your lord now
I’ll be your lord from now”
The devil said
Yes, that’s what he said to me

And then the devil turned to the audience (whoever they were):

“But there is one thing I didn’t tell him
Ha! There is one thing I didn’t tell me
I didn’t tell him in what state
No, I never told him in what state
That he will find that girl he loves, ha
In what shape he’ll find the girl he loves.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAA!!!”

***

I got a letter this morning
How do you reckon it read?
“Oh, hurry, hurry
the girl you love is dead”
Well, I got a letter this morning
How do you reckon it read?
“Oh, hurry, hurry
the girl you love is dead”

She will never leave me again, no
As the devil had said
She’ll never leave me again, lord
As the Devil had promised me.

And I’ve been filled darkness
And I’ve been filled with cold
I knew from that very moment on
That I would cry no more
Because the Devil took my soul
Because the Devil took my love away

And all I can feel is emptiness
Without a single trace of sorrow
Yeah, all that’s left is loneliness
And there won’t be no tomorrow.

And all I can feel is emptiness
Without no single trace of sorrow
Yeah, all that’s left is loneliness
And there won’t be no tomorrow.