THAT OLD DEVIL (WON'T GET ME)
(Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee)


Peggy Lee - 1951



Who's that whisperin' in my ear
Why, you old devil, whatcha doin' here
If you try to tell me that he's not my friend
And I won't stick till the very end
You just don't know how far my back will bend
That old devil won't get me

An' if I start to worry when the rent's not paid
And I'm not countin' the money I've made
I'll just keep goin' till I make the grade
That old devil won't get me

'Cause he don't know what I know
That I love him left and right
And when I'm smilin' in his eyes
How's he gonna pick a fight

And when my cup is empty and the water goes by
Well, doncha think I'm gonna bat my eye
'Cause I have water when the well runs dry
That old devil won't get me

(Orchestral Break)

(You know things aren't what they used to be)
Keep on a-talkin'
(Business is pretty bad all over)
Keep on a-walkin'
(I don't know, some folks say that if you don't.....)
Don't wanna hear you
(Well, I don't know how things'll turn out)
That don't fear you
If my cup is empty when the water goes by
Well, doncha think I'm gonna bat my eye
'Cause I have water when the well runs dry
That ol' devil won't get me

You old devil, hah-hah, you won't get me







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)