[Verse 1]
Well, [?] Reno
I was trailed by twenty hounds
I didn't get to sleep at night
Till the morning came around
[Chorus]
Sit down, running, better take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 2]
Well, I ran into the devil
And he loaned me twenty bills
Spent the night in Utah
And I gave up in the hills
[Chorus]
Sit down, running, better take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 3]
Well, I went down to the levy
But the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill
And he vanished in the air
[Chorus]
Sit down, running, better take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Bridge]
I got two reasons why I cry
Away to the lonely night
The first one's name's sweet Anne Marie
And she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe
And the sheriff's on my trail
If he catches up with me
I'll spend my life in jail
[Verse 4]
I got a wife in Chino, babe
And one in Cherokee
The first one said she got my child
But it don't look like me
[Chorus]
Sit down, running, better take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Bridge]
I got two reasons why I cry
Away to the lonely night
The first one's name's sweet Anne Marie
And she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe
And the sheriff's on my trail
If he catches up with me
I'll spend my life in jail
[Verse 4]
I got a wife in Chino, babe
And one in Cherokee
The first one said she got my child
But it don't look like me
[Chorus]
Sit down, running, better take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight