Nick Cave - Up Jumped The Devil Lyrics
O My O MyWhat a wretched lifeI was born on the dayThat my poor mother diedI was cut from her bellyWith a stanley knifeMy daddy did a jigWith the drunk midwifeWho's that younder all in flamesDragging behind him a sack of chainsWho's that younder all in flamesUp jumped the Devil and he staked his claimO poor heartI was doomed from the startDoomed to playThe villians partI was the baddest JohnnyIn the apple cartMy blood was blackerThan the of a dead nun's heartWho's that milling on the courthouse stepsNailing my face to the hitching fenceWho's that milling on the courthouse stepsUp jumped the Devil and off he creptO no O noWhere could I goWith my hump of troubleAnd my sack of woeTo the digs and deserts of MexicoWhere my neck was safe from the lynching ropeWho's that younder laughing at meLike I was the brunt of some hilarityWho's that younder laughing at meUp jumped the Devil 1, 2, 3Ha-Ha Ha HaHow lucky we wereWe hit the cathouseAnd sampled their wharesWe got as drunkAs a couple of CzarsOne night I spat outMy lucky starsWho's that dancing on the jailhouse roofStamping on the ramping with a cloven hoofWho's that dancing on the jailhouse roofUp jumped the Devil and said "Here is your man and I got a proof"O no don't go O noO slow down JoeThe righteous partI straight as an arrowTake a walkAnd you'll find it too narrowToo narrow for the likes of meWho's that hanging from the gallow treeHis eyes are hollow but he looks like meWho's that swinging from the gallow treeUp jumped the Devil and took my soul from meDown we go Down we go Down we goThe Devil and me Down we go down down downHell fire and flames Down we go Down we goTo Eternity Down we go We go down down downDown we go we go down down downDown we go the Devil and me to EternityWe go down down down down down ad inferno
