[Verse 1]
I lit out of Reno
I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep that night
Till the mornin' came around

[Chorus]
I set out runnin' but I take my time
Friend of the devil is a friend of mine

[Verse 2]
I ran into the devil babe
He loaned me twenty bills
I spent that night in Utah
In a cave up in the hills

[Chorus]
I set out runnin' but I take my time
Friend of the devil is a friend of mine

[Verse 3]
I ran down to the levy
But the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill
And vanished in the air
[Chorus]
I set out runnin' but I take my time
Friend of the devil is a friend of mine

[Bridge]
Got two reasons why I cry
Away each lonely night
First one's named sweet Anne Marie
And she's my heart's delight
Second was is prison babe
The sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me
I'll spend my life in jail

[Verse 4]
Got a wife in Chino babe
And one in Cherokee
The first say she's got my child
But it don't look life me

[Chorus]
I set out runnin' but I take my time
Friend of the devil is a friend of mine