Yesterday's river's black and dry
Mean old devil got on
In the blind valley I slept all night
Mean old devil got on
I said mean old devil got on

Seventy-nine roses I had in mind
Mean old devil got on
He'll take everyting he may find
Mean old devil got on
I said mean old devil got on

Sha-ba-ba boom, ba-ba ba-ba
Ahhh-ah-uh
Mean old devil got on
I said mean old devil got on

[Harmonica solo]

He'll come in feathers and big, sharp beak
Mean old devil got on
In some hard way he'll do you in
Mean old devil got on
I said mean old devil got on

His eyes will follow you down the line
Mean old devil got on
And I haven't had a drink since ten or nine
Mean old devil got on
I said mean old devil got on