RACE WITH THE DEVIL
(Gene Vincent / Tex Davis)

Gene Vincent - 1956

Also recorded by: 
The Fall; Stray Cats; Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.




Well, I've led an evil life, so they say
But I'll outrun the Devil on Judgement Day, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line, oh yeah!

Well, me and the Devil, sittin' at a stop light
He started rollin', I was out o' sight, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line, oh yeah!

Well, goin' pretty fast, I looked behind
A-here come the Devil doin' ninety-nine, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line
Let's drag now

(Instrumental Break)

Thought I was smart, the race was won
A-here come the Devil doin' a hundred-and-one, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line
Let's drag it again

(Instrumental Break)

I was goin' pretty fast, I looked behind
A-here come the Devil doin' ninety-nine, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line, oh yeah!

Well, I've led an evil life, so they say
But I'll hide from the Devil on Judgement Day, I say
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me
A-move hot-rod, move me on down the line


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2010)