Isaac Hickerson - Devil's Door Lyrics

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