[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