DEVIL IS A WOMAN, THE
(Herb Jeffries (l & m) Edward Dein (l) 1957)

Herb Jeffries
recorded 1957


Go, go, go, go away woman, set me free!
You're not human woman, you're a devil, don't follow me!

The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got my soul,
The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got control!

The fire,
Growing higher with burning desire,
Repeating, repeating your name,
For no matter what you do,
I'm trapped by your voodoo,
Like a moth drawing close to a flame,
Close to a flame,
Hearing your name.

The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got my soul,
The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got control!

Go, go, go, go away woman, set me free!
You're not human woman, you're a devil, don't follow me!

The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got my soul,
The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got control!

The fire,
Growing higher with burning desire,
Repeating, repeating your name,
For no matter what you do,
I'm trapped by your voodoo,
Like a moth drawing close to a flame,
Close to a flame,
Hearing your name.

The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got my soul,
The devil is a woman,
And a woman has got control!

Go, go, go, go away woman, set me free!
You're not human woman, you're a devil, don't follow me!
The devil is a woman, and I'm not free!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2018)