Deep in the Jersey Barrens
Outside the town of Leeds
There lived a lonesome widder-
No man to tend her needs.
Then, one All Hallows' Evenin'
When the moon was pale an' white
She cried : “I'd let ol Satan hisself
Come share my love tonight.”
Chorus
Keep to the middle of the trail,friend
When the moon is pale an' white-
An' build up the fire at the ol' campsite:
The Devil walks tonight !!
2
Ol' Scratch he come a courtin'-
Kept her dancin' till the dawn:
One year later to the day
The Devil's child was born !
Oh, when she saw that baby
The widder give a wail:
He looked just like his Daddy-
Complete with horns an' tail !!
(Chorus)
Keep to the middle of the trail,friend
When the moon is pale an' white-
An' build up the fire at the ol' campsite:
The Devil walks tonight !!
3
The moral of this story
Is easy fer to see :
The Devil's always willin'
To furnish company !
So, gentlemen be on your toes:
Better treat them ladies right-
Or that ol' Jersey Devil
Might take yer place some night !!
(Chorus)
Keep to the middle of the trail,friend
When the moon is pale an' white-
An' build up the fire at the ol' campsite:
The Devil walks tonight !!
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