Way down in louisiana amongst the tall grown sugar canes
lived a simple man and a domineerin' hen and a rose of a different name
the first time i fell lightly i was standing in the drizzlin' rain
with a trembling hand and a bottle of gin and a rose of a different name
the devil made me do it the first time the second time i done it on my own
lord put a handle on a simple handed man and help me leave that black rose alone
[ harmonica ]
when the devil made that woman lord she threw the pattern away
she was built for speed with the tools you need to make a new fool every day
way down deep and dirty on the darker side of shame
you caught a cane cuttin' man with a bottle of gin with a rose of a different name
the devil made me do it the first time...
the devil made me do it the first time...
[ guitar - harmonica ]