The Devil Came A-calling

The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll I asked him what he wanted, he said, ’Your immortal soul.’ For fifty years I’ll spoil you, like the only man alive With power, wealth, a mansion on Fellatio Drive.’ The Devil came a-calling, all smiles and flattery In his hands a contract, exclusively for me. When the fifty years are over, I asked what happens then. break He pretended not to hear me, but he offered me his pen. He showed me a house, it was as big as a star * He said to me, ’Patrick, what d’you think so far?’ The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain. In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane. The Devil came a-calling, charisma all the way. break Imagine being master of all that you’d survey He showed me his world, hell, he threw me the keys, * Introduced me to women, they were down on their knees. The Devil came a-calling, we took a midnight stroll I asked him what he wanted, he said, ’Your immortal soul.’ In his hands were papers, he told me they were signed. My memory is hazy, I’m sure that I declined. The Devil came a-calling, no brimstone fire or rain. In fact, I found him charming, articulate, urbane. In his hands were papers, he showed me they were signed. My memory is hazy, I thought that I declined. My memory is hazy, I’m sure that I declined. The Devil came a-calling… The Devil came a-calling…