Way down in Louisiana Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Lived a simple man and a Dominicker hen and a rose of a different name Yeah, the first time I felt lightning I was standing in the drizzling rain With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin and a rose of a different name Yeah, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I've done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose alone When the devil made that woman Hey Lord, he threw the pattern away 'Cause she was built for speed with the tools you need To make a new fool every day Here a way down deep and dirty Here on the darkest side of shame You find this cane razor man doing it again with that rose of a different name Yeah, 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 The second time I done it on my own Oh Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose 'lone