Devil Come (Live) Lyrics

I walk along a smoky isle, between two rows of slots

Underneath casino lights, I'd come to call my spot

A man stopped me as I stepped inside said just a five will do

Give me bills for food and I'll spill a simple tale to you

John Sargent was a betting man, reeked of cigarettes and sin

He fell into that blackjack pit, and he never came out again

Lost his chance of getting free when he got his first win

Spent his days in the smoky haze, with blackjack chips and gin

Because he danced with queens and aces, till his feet were black and blue

That just means he couldn't run when the devil come and get what's due

When he started betting he was a man of 22

That dealer dealt him kings and aces four in just one shoe

He made a thousand dollars and he spent it on one deal

The aces split, he got tens when he hit and his miserable fate was sealed

But he never had good fortune come and smile on him again

Didn't count his losses, was counting on just one big win

And he never got that money back, because he never lost his hope

Even when the debt collectors rearranged his bones

Because he danced with queens and aces, till his feet were black and blue

That just means he couldn't run when that devil come and get what's due

Just like that the man was gone, my five dollars in his shirt

I went in and played cards, and lost the money that I'd earned

In dismay I left, I felt that dealer was a cheat

My thoughts were interrupted by a commotion on the street

A crowd had gathered screaming a shot rang out amongst the throng

And away he ran some mobster man, my five dollars in his palm

I asked a lady, "what in gods own name could it have been?

To cause so small a bill to be the root of all this sin"

She said "It's just John Sargent, never seen him win a dime

Probably took another loan, tried to win just one last time

See he'd walk around this corner scamming suckers for their bills

And say it was for food, I'm none to shocked that he got killed"

Because he danced with queens and aces, till his feet were black and blue

That just means he couldn't run when that devil come and get what's due