They Caught The Devil And Put Him In Jail In Eudora Arkansas

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[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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I was walking down a dirt road
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And the night was coming on fast
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I had gone to buy some corn meal for our supper

[Verse 2]

       A                  Em
By the time I got to miss Johnson's house
  A                        (Em*)
I knew there was something wrong
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By the worried look she had upon her face

[Verse 3]

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I said: Miss Johnson could you tell me
     A              (Em)
What are you seeking for
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She said: Lord, they caught the devil
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And they got him in jail in Eudora, Arkansas

[Bridge]

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And he's got wings that looked like leather
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And a long and forky tail
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And when he touches it against the cell bars
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Sparks would fly

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 4]

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I did not know of what she spoke
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But I believed every word she said
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And I burned the souls of my feet on my way back home

[Verse 5]

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Well the next day a crowd had gathered
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Out in front of the Eudora jailhouse
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But there was not a trace to be seen of the devil

[Verse 6]

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Now the jailer had been a poor man
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But now his pockets were stuffed with money
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And he was sitting outside in a brand new Continental Lincoln

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                                          with fenderskirts on ém

[Outro]

             Em                   Em
He would not say where he got the money
         A                     Em
Was he a part of the devils bargain?
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And did he set him free that night in Eudora, Arkansas?
    D       (Em*)
Now who's to say
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(Fade Out ....)

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