Way down in Virginia, 'mongst the tall-grown sugar cane Lived a simple-headed man and a diamond neck ta him And a rose of a different name Well, the first time I felt lightnin' I was standin' in the pourin' rain With a tremblin' hand and a bottle of jam And a rose of a different name Well, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I done it on my own Lord, put a handle o this simple-headed man Help me leave this black rose alone Well, the devil made that woman Lord, he threw the pattern away She were built for speed with the tool you need To make a new fool every day Well, way down deep an' dirty On the dark-haired side o' shame You'll find this clean-cut man, doin' it again With a rose of a different name Well, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I done it on my own Lord, put a handle o this simple-headed man Help me leave this black rose alone Well, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I done it on my own Lord, put a handle o this simple-headed man Help me leave this black rose alone