Shut de do, kip out de devil Shut de do, kip de devil in de night Shut de do, kip out de devil Light de candle, ev'rything's alright When I was a baby child Good and bad was just a game Many years, and many trials They proof to me, they're not the same Satanas, and evil charmer He's hungry for a soul to taste And without your Holy Armor He will eat you for dessert Hey, hey, hey, shut de do Hey, hey, hey, shut de do Hey, hey, hey, you better shut de do Say a prayer, it won't be back no more My mama used to sing this song Papa used to sing it too Jesus came and call them home And so I sing this song for you