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The Devil and the Moon

from Mondegreen by Trouble the Waters

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The moon said to the sun, “Better run, boy, better run,
‘cause I’m comin’ up that lonesome road ahead.
And the devil’s close in tow, so by six you better go,
‘cause if you don’t then seven finds you dead.”

That moon he never lies, so the sun fell from the sky.
but that moon he never said a word to me.
So I wandered up that road where so often I would go
to confess my tribulations to the trees.

Oh that wicked winter night, all was so still, calm and quiet.
Sanctuary from the troubles of my day.
So I poured my troubled mind in the thickets ‘neath the pines
in the hopes it would find a place to lay

Pacing like a bedlamite talkin’ to myself that night
Timbers skirted in a gentle floating haze
Not a soul to hear my cries, except the silent of the night
And the horses in the pasture as they graze

You better keep an eye out for trouble boy,
‘cause trouble comes lookin’ for you.
You better keep an eye on the devil boy,
‘cause he’s keepin’ an eye on you.

By now the moon’s high in the sky with the devil holdin’ tight
To his back. He’s waitin’ for a passer-by.
“Here comes a troubled soul. Oh, just listen to him sulk.”
He whispers as he slithers down a shaft of light

He tells the moon, “You are to kind, and I thank you for the ride.
Can I ask just one more favor of you friend?
To my world the boy is blind. So just hold this shaft of light
fixed on me until he’s reached his tragic end.”

You better keep an eye out for trouble boy,
‘cause trouble comes lookin’ for you.
You better keep an eye on the devil boy,
‘cause he’s keepin’ an eye on you.

Myself still unaware the devil’s waitin’ for me there.
I stop and rest at an old familiar bend,
where in the summer time the cat tails grow to 6 feet 9
and I typically turn back home to find my friends

But I haven’t got my fill somethin’ bids me further still
Now the branches reach across to block the sky
Closer than I’ll ever know to the ruin of my soul
Without regard I rambled on preoccupied,

You better keep an eye out for trouble boy,
‘cause trouble comes lookin’ for you.
You better keep an eye on the devil boy,
‘cause he’s keepin’ an eye on you.

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from Mondegreen, released April 27, 2013

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Southern roots rockers, Trouble the Waters are a refreshing blend of rock, folk, country, and blues that emerged onto the scene in 2010 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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