Deal With the Devil
By Jeff Rolfzen and Rocky Steen-Rolfzen
Carrie knew where to find him but didn’t know his name
The barman looked startled when she asked “is this the place?”
He just pointed to a curtain in the corner by the shade
She calmly walked toward it with a grin upon her face
He saw smoking a cigar he had a sleek slender frame
He said “sit down darling what brings you here today?”
She said “I want money I want power I want fame”
He let out a laugh and asked “Are you ready to pay?”
If you wanna make a deal with The Devil
You gotta have a wager to pay
Once you stack the deck in his favor
He’s holding the pen you’re turning the page
Sign on the line with your God given name
Leave your soul at the door and he’ll send you on your way
Hobbling footsteps supported with a cane
Mr Jones was a tailor who couldn’t take the pain
See he was old and weathered and his bones always ached
He went down to the tavern one day with a grin upon his face
There were bones on the wal they clicked and they clacked
When he entered the room he could only see his back
And when he turned to face him he just let out a laugh
Said “I can make you feel young again if you’re just willing to pay”
If you wanna make a deal with The Devil
You gotta have a wager to pay
Once you stack the deck in his favor
He’s holding the pen you’re turning the page
Sign on the line with your God given name
Leave your soul at the door and he’ll send you on your way
Now I could tell you a lesson try to act clever and claim
That I have some sort of answer on how to play his game
But faced with the choices they were given that day
I can’t help but tell you with that grin upon my face
That I too drew that curtain I too signed down my name
But the deal that I made was not for youth and not for fame
He just handed me this harmonica and told me to play
I did what he said here’s the very sound that it made
If you wanna make a deal with The Devil
You gotta have a wager to pay
Once you stack the deck in his favor
He’s holding the pen you’re turning the page
Sign on the line with your God given name
Leave your soul at the door and he’ll send you on your way
Send you on your way
Send you on your way