[Verse 1]
Early this mornin', when you knocked upon my door
Early this mornin', ooh, when you knocked upon my door
And I said, "hello, Satan, I believe it's time to go"

[Verse 2]
Me and the devil was walkin' side by side
Me and the devil, ooh, was walkin' side by side
I'm goin' to beat my woman until I get satisfied

[Verse 3]
She say you don't see why, that I will dog her 'round
(Spoken: Now, baby, you know you ain't doin' me right, now)
She say you don't see why, ooh, that I will dog her 'round
It must-a be that old evil spirit, so deep down in the ground

[Verse 4]
You may bury my body down by the highway side
(Spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my body when I'm dead and gone)
You may bury my body, ooh, down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride