Way down in the holler Mama says the devil deals Way down in the holler Lives the keeper of the lightnin' still Way down in the holler Mama told me never to go Way down in the holler If you go you never come home Daddy was a workin' man, high up in the hills Always wondered what he did, but mama never spilled Leave at dusk and back at dawn, stumblin' through the house Raisin' hell and breakin' things, with mama and me around Singin' way down in the holler Mama says the devil deals Way down in the holler Lives the keeper of the lightnin' still Way down in the holler Mama told me never to go Way down in the holler If you go you never come home I heard mama scream one night Leave and never come back I hope that holler swallows you up 'cause it loves a soul that's black Laid awake in bed 'til dawn, scared to open the door To way up in those heavy hills I heard those mountains roar Singin' way down in the holler Mama says the devil deals Way down in the holler Lives the keeper of the lightnin' still Way down in the holler Mama told me never to go Way down in the holler If you go you never come home Mama told me Boy it's only so you can sleep in peace at night He's dead and gone with his evil ways and he's sittin' at Lucifer's side Like the devil he was sent here, to steal, kill, and destroy Lay your fears to rest my child, 'cause Daddy ain't the devil no more Way down in the holler Mama says the devil deals Way down in the holler Lives the keeper of the lightnin' still Singin' way down in the holler Mama says the devil deals Way down in the holler Lives the keeper of the lightnin' still Way down in the holler Mama told me never to go Way down in the holler If you go you may never come home