Slaid Cleaves - Devil's lullaby lyrics

WHEN THE SHRIMPERS HIT TOWN WITH THEIR WHITE BOOTS ON DRINKING ALL THEIR PAY BEFORE THEY MAKE IT HOME, SO WERE STAYING DIGGY LIGGY LI, DIGGY LIGGY LO THAT'S THE SONG YOU BETTER KNOW IF YOU'RE PLAYING THE WOMEN WHISTLE AND THE FIDDLES WHINE SOUNDS LIKE THE DEVIL'S LULLABY RATTLE SNAKE RACE I FOUND MYSELF IN LANDLADY NOTFIED MY NEXT OF KIN AND I'M RAMBLING LEFT A CRYING PREGNANT TEENAGE BRIDE GRANDMOTHER KNEELING BY HER SIDE THEY WERE PRAYING SAN PATRICIO HEAR THEIR CRY I'M PLAYING THE DEVIL'S LULLABY I SANG THE SONG WHEN I WAS YOUNG ABOUT THE POWER IN THE BLOOD BUT JESUS HE CAN'T SAVE ME, I'M CRUSIFIED THE DEVIL'S LULLABY SO I SANG THE SONGS OF A ROSE TATTOO A SAILOR'S HEART WITH A GIRL UNTRUE UNDER THE STREET LAMP ALL THE SKIRT CHASING AND FREEBASING HOW THE SCARLET FLOWS WHERE SHE SLICED ME GOOD WITH A RAZOR THE SIRENS WAIL AND CHURCH BELLS CHIME PLAYING ME THE DEVIL'S LULLABY THE WOMEN WHISTLE AND THE FIDDLES WHINE PLAYING THE DEVIL'S LULLABY (DRUMS, BASS, ACOUSTIC/BARITONE GUITAR) ©MICHAEL S. O'CONNOR 2005