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  The Devil Came In For Breakfast I have one piece of earthly advice! If the Devil ever comes to your door, don't let him, run for the hills, and whatever you do don't try to outsmart him or be hospitable. Inviting him in for breakfast is sure to have tragic results. Lyrics One morning I heard a loud knock at my door I was barely awake as my feet hit the floor But that quickly changed when I saw who it was The angel of darkness and sorrow His eyes were like two cauldrons of fire He shouldered a cape and wore blackened attire He looked so bedraggled, worn out and thin I opened the door and invited him in It seemed like the right thing to do Hounds Refrain (too frightening for words) What can I get you invincible one? How can I tickle that devilish tongue? I'm famished myself, can I fix you a bite? It must be hard work chasing souls in the night There's seldom a break for the wicked I'm not very hungry but if you insist I could use the time to check over my list The moon is still up and my hounds need a rest And you can be part of my cosmic quest And the Devil came in for breakfast Repeat Hounds Refrain If it's burned to a crisp the better the fare We eat lots of greasy fried chicken down there We pretend that it's chicken but really it's not You can't tell the difference when it's sizzling hot That's how we like it down there I got kind of nervous when I heard him say that All I could think of was animal fat So I cooked him a plateful of bacon and eggs But the ravenous Devil had two hollow legs Oh you can't fill them up down there I served him some beans and molasses and tea I hoped that somehow he'd forget about me For I had no desire to relinquish my birth And travel with him to the bowels of the earth It's hot as a furnace down there Repeat Hounds Refrain We sat at the table for hours it seemed He ate every morsel I put in his reach He belched and he growled, his breath was so bad It melted the handle onf my frying pan They have no manner down there He said don't be alarmed you have nothing to fear But I might as well take you as long as I'm here I'll enter your name in my underworld book And you can become my own personal cook You're just we need down there Repeat Hounds Refrain For seven long years I've been in this place Stoking the fires and keeping the pace I lie and I cheat and I do what I want But I'd rather be back on the surface Repeat First Verse Hounds Refrain End Players Copyright Wild Garden Music (SOCAN) Unrecorded |