Gillian Welch – The Devil Had A Hold On Me lyrics

Now I was just a girl of two (2x)
With a golden heart
And a button shoe
The devil had a hold of me (2x)
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me

There was something wrong with the butcher's boy (2x)
He trembled in his hand and voice
The devil had a hold of me (2x)
The others knew to let him be
But the devil had a hold of me

The tailpipe spit and the engine roared (2x)
I's waving out the Plymouth door
And the devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
The old folks saw the last they'd see
The devil had a hold of me

I dreamed last night that my time was done (2x)
And my soul flew up to the holy son
But the devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
I snapped back down when he pulled my lead
The devil had a hold of me

There're those who'll laugh and not believe (2x)
Until you feel that touch upon your sleeve
The devil had a hold of me (2x)
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me