Devil's Lullaby Songtext
von Michael O'Connor

When the shrimpers hit town with their white boots on
Drinking all their pay before they make it home
So we′re staying
Diggy-liggy-ly, diggy-liggy-lo
That's the song that you better know if you′re playing

The women whistle and the fiddles whine
Sounds like the devil's lullaby

Rattlesnake race I found myself in
Landlady notified my next of kin
And I'm rambling
Left a crying, pregnant teenage bride
Grandmother kneeling by her side, they were praying

San Patricio hear their cries
I′m playing the devil′s lullaby


I sang this song when I was young
About the power in the blood
But Jesus, he can't save me
I′m crucified
The devil's lullaby

So I sang the songs of a rose tattoo
A sailor′s heart with a girl untrue
Under the street lamp
All the skirt chasing and free basing
How the scarlet flows where she sliced me good
With a razor

The sirens wail and the church bells chime
Playing me the devil's lullaby
The women whistle and the fiddles whine
Playing the devil′s lullaby