Devil's Door

It was dark one night in June Full moon sittin' in the pines Out there runnin' through the swamplands Jumpin' shrimp boats with alligator hides I came across an old man with a houseboat I could hear that guitar sing It drew me in like a siren's call But boy, I knew nothin' My bones were rattlin' and my hands went numb My ears said Stay, but my heart said Run Cause I was knockin' on the Devil's Door He said, Son, come on in, I know those Travellin' eyes you hide so well Your back is probably achin' Your clothes are tattered as well Well, I saw you watchin' me pick, boy So here's my old slab of wood I bet if you'd try maybe five or six times Damn, you could play that thing real good We cut a deal and he shook my hand He said, I bet you never planned That you'd be knockin' on the Devil's Door He said, "Go on down to the tavern Get the penthouse way up high Pick some late in the evening You'll run their pockets dry You'll make all the women go crazy Just-a doin' what you learned And all the men are gonna wanna be you & every single little town will burn Just remember when it's all said and done Don't you dare try to run Cause you were knockin' on the Devil's Door Well, I asked the Lord for forgiveness For all those things that I'd done Now my daddy will witness The death of his only Son If I could tell you one thing about the bayou Down 'round New Orleans If you're out there on a full moon Just know it only holds one thing Don't let them strings rope you in You might just stay until the end Just knockin' on the Devil's Door Knockin' on the Devil's Door Knockin' on the Devil's Door