I lit out from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds

Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came a round

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 to night

Ran into the Devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills.

Spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills

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 to night

I ran down to the levee but the Devil caught me there

Took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air

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 to night

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

First one's named sweet Ann Marie and she's my heart's delight

Second one is prison baby, the Sheriff's on my trail

And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee

First one says she's got my child but it don't look like me

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 to-night

Instrumental Solos

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

First one's named sweet Ann Marie and she's my heart's delight

Second one is prison baby, the Sherriff's on my trail

And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee

First one says she's got my child but it don't look like me

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 to-night