Devil in the Middle (feat. Dave Alvin)
Did you ever break your back
Just to live out in a shack?
Hideehi
The wind is hot, the sun is cruel
You're the wagon and the mule
Hideehi, Hideehi
You're dead upon your feet
Gonna pass out from the heat
Hideehi, Hideehi
The boss is counting out his money
And he seems to think it's funny
Hideehi, Hideehi
Mama eats cake
Daddy eats crow
The Devil eats the taters
Till there ain't no more
Grab him by the horns
Pull him by the tail
Poke him in the eye
Just to hear him wail
Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi
The preacher's drunk on altar wine
Says he's waiting for a sign
Hideehi, Hideehi
The choir is out of tune
Hear them howlin' at the moon
Hideehi, Hideehi
There's a rumble and a roar
Someone's beatin' down the door
Hideehi, Hideehi
Better get yourself together
'Cause we're in for stormy weather
Hideehi, Hideehi
Mama don't rock
Daddy don't roll
The Devil's in the middle
And he wants your soul
Grab him by the horns
Pull him by the tail
Poke him in the eye
Just to hear him wail
Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi
Click clack clickety clack
Train's a comin' down the track, uh huh
Fi fi fo fum
Lookin' sharp, here he comes
Somebody strike up the band!
The judge is choking down his gin
And the jury's joining in
Hideehi, Hideehi
When the foreman starts to dance
You know you haven't got a chance
Hideehi, Hideehi
Mama don't fish
Daddy don't sew
The Devil don't pray
And the cotton don't grow
Grab him by the horns
Pull him by the tail
Poke him in the eye
Just to hear him wail
Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi, Hideehi!