The Devil & Mister Jones

How did it happen? How did it get this far? How did it ever start? And do you feel the same? Mister Jones He drive on empty air Mister Jones Don't he drive it down? There's juju raining down all around you, yeah Makes you heavy mental It makes you tense Hear his name spoken in every room Everybody saving up for What he is selling Mister Jones Oh, every mark Is looking out for What he is selling Ooh, what he is selling Mister Jones He'll tell your mother That she can sing again And he will sell her His only melody And yesterday He made a blind man see yeah And then tomorrow He'll take back everything Careful standing by him, he'll lock in for good Set you aside for later and won't forget Now he got you working for Throwing dice his way Everybody saving up for What he is selling Mister Jones He got the bags You can carry Yourself to hell in Oh, yourself to hell in There's juju coming down all around you, yeah Makes you heavy mental It makes you tense Hear his name, it's spoken in every room Everybody's saving up for What he is selling Mister Jones Oh, every mark is saving up for What he is selling What he is selling This world is fragile We're aware Quite acutely And I know All he wants Chance to prove it Absolutely Mister Jones