Don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Did I ever stop to tell you I am a desperate man I thought I saw a bluebird Sitting on a post I thought I saw a bluebird Sitting on a post Felt a shiver down my spine Thought it was the holy ghost I heard the voice of Satan Howling in the woods I heard the voice of Satan Howling in the woods Somebody said, "Well, we should do Like the good book says we should" So don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Did I ever stop to tell you I am a desperate man Don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Don't play cards with Satan He'll deal you an awful hand Did I ever stop to tell you I am a desperate man