Welcome to you stranger, I know your story well
Its early morn and you left your sweet home, its a trade for this old hotel
Crying don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
Came in to the station, walked down to the square
The suns gone hasn't been too long, now there ain't nobody there,
Crying don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
Streets are dark and lonesome, east side of the town
Where miss Lizzy and the banjo man play the music till the sun goes down
Crying don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
The crazy man inside you, he won't let you alone
by yourselves you'll be trapped in hell, you can hear that jailhouse moan
Crying don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
Once there came a gambler, silver dollar payed his way
They called his name just to play that game, but I heard that gambler say
Don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
Crying don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song
Don't go down where the Devil's gonna sing your song