Early this morning
You knocked upon my door
Early this morning, oh
You knocked upon my door
I say: Hello Satan
I believe it's time to go

Me and the devil
Was walkin' side by side
Me and the devil, whoo
Was walkin' side by side
I'm going to beat my woman
Until I get satisfied

Say I don't see why
That she would dog me out
Any moment do me right
Say I don't see why
She would dog me out
It must-a be that old evil spirit
So deep down in the ground

You'd bury my body
Down by the highway side
Bury my body, oh
Down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit
Can catch a greyhound bus and ride
And ride, ride, ride, ride, ride