I got the devil on my left hand, the angel on my right
And you've been sneakin round my back door but keepin out of sight
You've been jive talkin Mama you really wear my patience thin
You got me runnin around in a circle. Babe I just don't know where to begin
Well you say I don't know my blues, then you smile and say I do
It's easy to sing the blues when I've got friends like you
You've been jive talkin Mama, and you and I know it very well
You just about jive yourself round in a circle, and now it's your turn to tell the truth
Now you get me all excited, cause you say you like my blues
I'll be damned when we get down to it, you'd rather drink my booze
You've been jive talkin Mama, and you and I know it very well
Baby it aint to hard to tell. You just about jived yourself round in a circle
So now it's your turn to tell the truth