Way down in Louisiana Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Lived a simple man and a dominiker hen And a rose of a different name Well, 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 Well, 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 And 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 Way down deep and dirty And on the darkest side of shame You'll find this cane raising man, brewing a gin With that rose of a different name And 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 Yeah, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I done it on my own Whoa Lord, put a handle on a simple headed man Help me leave that black rose alone