Devil’s Work Songtext
von Fairport Convention

When you think I′m doing nothing
And you feel up for a fight
It's me you should be trusting
′Cause you know I'll get it right
Won't you listen to my story
How the devil took my hand
And led me to a bench and vice
Where I made my stand

I′m doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away
I′m doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away


Well I could have been a builder
With muscles for a heart
Making straight lines for you
Or digging turf and sod
Just look at that musician
How soft his hands must be
Bet he's no intuition
For four by two like me

I′m doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away
I'm doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away


Oh the power and the glory
The pleasure and the pain
That Scandinavian′s got it made
I'm buying stuff again
When you think I′m doing nothing
And you feel up for a fight
It's me you should be trusting
'Cause you know I′ll get it right
Won′t you listen to my story
How the devil took my hand
And led me to a bench and vice
Where I made my stand

I'm doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away
Yes, I′m doing the DIY
Finish it someday
Shoring up this house of cards
While life it slips away