The Devil Sat Down and Cried Songtext
von Helen Forrest

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

Brothers and sisters, the devil′s after you
But if you've got religion, there′s nothing he can do
Oh, brothers and sisters, don't let him get you down
Swing out with hallelujah and pass the word around

A sinful man was booked to go
The devil was a-waiting down below
But something happened just before he died
He had a vision, saw the light
He told the devil, "Go fly a kite"
And so the devil sat down and cried

Oh, the devil sat down and cried
For a sinner had heard his cry


Just to show it was no mistake
He told the devil, "Go jump in the lake"
And so the devil sat down and cried, cried
Oh, the devil sat down and cried

This man was filled with misery
The devil said, "You belong to me
Just wait until they cross the great divide"
The sinner answered, "Is it so?"
Then told the devil of a place where to go
And so the devil sits down and cried

Oh, the devil sat down and cried
He was never so mortified

Whether folks believe or not
There was the devil in a heck of a spot
And so the devil sat down and cried, cried
Oh, the devil sat down and cried