I lit out from Reno,

I was trailed by twenty hounds.

Didn't get to sleep that night,

Till the morning came around.

Set out runnin', but I take my time.

A friend of the Devil, is a friend of mine.

If I get home before daylight,

I just might get some sleep, tonight.

Ran into the Devil, babe,

He loaned me twenty bills.

I spent the night in Utah,

In a cave up in the hills.

Set out runnin', but I take my time.

A friend of the Devil, is a friend of mine.

If I get home before daylight,

I just might get some sleep, tonight.

I ran down to the levee,

But the Devil caught me there.

He took my twenty dollar bill,

And he vanished in the air.

Set out runnin', but I take my time.

A friend of the Devil, is a friend of mine.

If I get home before daylight,

I just might get some sleep, tonight.

Got two reasons why I cry,

Away each lonely night.

The first one's named sweet Anne Marie,

And she's my hearts delight.

The second one is prison, babe,

The sheriff's on my trail.

And if he catches up with me,

I'll spend my life in jail.

Got a wife in Chino, babe,

And one in Cherokee.

First one says she's got my child,

But it don't look like me.

Set out runnin', but I take my time.

A friend of the Devil, is a friend of mine.

If I get home before daylight,

I just might get some sleep, tonight.

Got two reasons why I cry,

Away each lonely night.

The first one's named sweet Anne Marie,

And she's my hearts delight.

The second one is prison, babe,

The sheriff's on my trail.

And if he catches up with me,

I'll spend my life in jail.

Got a wife in Chino, babe,

And one in Cherokee.

First one says she's got my child,

But it don't look like me.

I set out runnin', but I take my time.

A friend of the Devil, is a friend of mine.

If I get home before daylight,

I just might get some sleep, tonight.