Intro A E When the shrimpers hit town With their white boots on Drinkin' all their pay Before they make it home A And we're stayin' E Diggy liggy lie, diggy liggy lo That's the song that you better know A If your playin' D A The women whistle and the fiddles whine E A Sounds like the devil's lullaby E Well the rattlesnake race I found myself in The landlady notified my next of kin A And I'm ramblin' E Left a cryin' pregnant teenage bride Grandmother kneeling by her side A They were praying D A San Patricio, Hear their cry E A Playin' the devil's lullaby D A Sang a song when I was young E A About the power in the blood D A Jesus he can't save me E I'm crucified Devil's lullaby A E A E So I sang a song of a rose tattoo A sailor's heart with a girl untrue A under the street lamp E All the skirt chasin' and free basin' And the scarlet flows where she slashed me good A With a razor D A Sirens wail and the church bells chime E A Play me the devil's lullaby D A The women whistle and the fiddles whine E A Sounds like the devil's lullaby The devil's lullaby