If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)

Diablo Motors had a hell of a sale downtown yesterday

Word got around, no money down, take years and years to pay

When I got there, the lot was bare, but the salesman said, "Hold on

For a little cash, I got a two-tone Nash out behind my barn"

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine

With a nine-foot grand, a ten-piece band

And a twelve-girl chorus line

I'd raise some loot in a three-piece suit

Give him one dance for a dime

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine

Well, he said, "Friend, it ain't the end, let's see what I can do

If you own a home, I've got a loan tailor-made for you"

Then above the racket, a voice in my jacket said, "I'll tote the note"

The devil made me do it, talked me into it, and that was all she wrote

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine

With a nine-foot grand, a ten-piece band

And a twelve-girl chorus line

I'd raise some loot in a three-piece suit

Give him one dance for a dime

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine

They say debt is a bottomless pit where the devil likes to play

I'd sell my soul to get out of this hole, but there'd be hell to pay

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine

With a nine-foot grand, a ten-piece band

And a twelve-girl chorus line

I'd raise some loot in a three-piece suit

Give him one dance for a dime

If the devil danced in empty pockets

He'd have a ball in mine