Devil's Lullaby

When the shrimpers hit town with their white boots on

Drinkin' all their pay before they make it home, then we're stayin'

Diggy liggy lie, diggy liggy lo

That's the song that you better know if you're playin'

The women whistle, and the fiddles whine

Sounds like the devil's lullaby

Well, rattle snake race, I found myself in

The landlady notified my next of kin, and I'm ramblin'

Left a cryin' pregnant teenage bride

Grandmother kneelin' by her side, they were prayin'

San Patricio, hear their cry

Playing the devil's lullaby

I sang a song when I was young

'Bout the power in the blood

Jesus, he can't save me, I'm crucified

The devil's lullaby

So, I sang the song of a rose tattoo

A sailor's heart with a girl untrue under the street lamp

All the skirt chasin' and freebasin'

And the scarlet flows where she sliced me good with a razor

Sirens wail and the church bells chime

Play me the devil's lullaby

The women whistle, and the fiddles whine

Sounds like the devil's Lullaby

Devil's lullaby