Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Lived a simple man and a Dominique hen And a rose of a different name Well, the first time that he felt lightning He was standing in the drizzling rain With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin And a rose of a different name He said, "The Devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own" Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man Help me leave that black rose alone ♪ When the Devil made that woman Lord, He threw the pattern away She was built for speed with the tools you need To make a new fool every day Now a way down deep and dirty On the darkest side of shame You find that cane-cut man doing it again With that rose of a different name He said, "The devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own" Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose alone "Yeah, the Devil made me do it the first time Second time I done it on my own" Lord, put a handle on a simple-headed man Help me leave that black rose alone ♪ Oh, hi, Kimberly, it's Billy Joe Will you give me a call? Have you ate breakfast yet? I guess you'll call Anyway, give me a call if you can, right, bye