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He take-a thunder from the mountain
He take-a lightnin' from the sky
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He bring the strong man to his beggin' knees
            
He make the young girl's mama cry

[Chorus]
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
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The old man   is down the road

[Verse 2]
He got the voices speakin' riddles
He got eyes as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road

(chorus, with "away" added to end of 2nd line)

(instrumental, same pattern as chorus)

[Verse 3]
He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow 'cross the window
When the old man comes around