Louis Jordan - Up Jumped the Devil lyrics

A little boy climbed an apple tree Reached for an apple very solemnly An angel spoke and the boy came down And as he landed on the ground Up jumped the devil, dressed in white Up jumped the devil, so polite And every time you turned around Up jumped the devil in the white night gown He said son, why don't you listen to me Let me push you back up that apple tree What you get your hands on, belongs to you Whose gonna miss an old apple or two The devil's words stuck in his bean The boy ate the apple and the apple was green And after that he lay awake All night long with a tummy ache Mommy, my tummy hurts Mommy, Mommy, my tummy hurts I understand son But you shouldn't have ate those green apples I know what happened Up jumped the devil, dressed in white Up jumped the devil, so polite Now when temptation gets you down Don't listen to the devil in the white night gown