Don't Deal With The Devil
Don't Deal With The Devil-Tampa Red
Tampa Red, vocal and slide guitar in Vestapol, Big Maceo, piano, and Ransom Knowling, bass
INTRO
When you’re dealing with the devil, everything you do is wrong, you’ll drive away you’re lover, and keep all of your things in pawn
REFRAIN: Don’t deal with the devil, don’t deal with the devil
Don’t deal with the devil, 'cause it ain’t no way to win
The devil he is a liar, a thief and a jiver, too, he’ll cheat you out of your love, and put bad luck on you
REFRAIN: Don’t deal with the devil, don’t deal with the devil
Don’t deal with the devil, 'cause it ain’t no way to win
My gal have went and left me, but I don’t even care, she’s dealing with the devil, you know that little gal just can’t play fair
REFRAIN: But let her deal with the devil, let her deal with the devil,
She’s dealing with the devil, but it ain’t no way to win
SOLO (Spoken: Play that thing, boy! Look out there, Ransom, I hear you on that bass jive, git it, and git it now! Look out there, Maceo, I can hear you on that piano, boy! Git it, now! Play them blues, boys. I hear you!)
She’s been dealing with the devil, ever since 1933, she thought that I was a dummy, but that gal won’t jive on me
REFRAIN: She’s dealing with the devil, let her deal with the devil
Let her deal with the devil, 'cause it ain’t no way to win
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