There's a lot of evil in this world, now Ain't a thing that you can do, now There's a lot of evil in this world, now And ain't a thing that you can do You better take it with a grin, boy And give the devil his due Now you got people all around you, now That's grinning in your face You got people all around you, now Grinning in your face All the time their tryin' to figure out, now Hmmm, how they can take your place Well now, don't you be surprised, boy At nothin' that comes to you, now Well now, don't you be surprised At nothin' that comes to you, now You know that our haunted friend is busy So give the devil his due There's a lot of evil in this world, now And ain't a thing that you can do There's a lot of evil in this world, now And ain't a thing that you can do You may as well take it with a grin boy And give the devil his due