Yesterdays river is black and dry; The mean old devil got on. In blind alley I slept all night; The mean old devil got on. I said - The mean old devil got on. Well he'll come in feathers And big sharp birls; The mean old devil got on. In some hard way he'll do you his; The mean old devil got on. Seventynine roses I had in mind; The mean old devil got on. He'll take everything he may find; The mean old devil got on: Mean old devil got on. His hands will follow you down the reign; Mean old devil got on. I havn't had a dream since ten, or nine; The mean old devil got on. Mean Old Devil Got On.