Don't you know it's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise We cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide The devil deals in dyin' and he travels in a hearse He treats you like a dog now, he'd like to treat you worse But he don't have the answers, and if he did he'd lie The devil is a joker an' he don't want you alive And some you win, an' some you lose An' the winner's all grin and the losers say: "Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again" L.A.'s in California, Lord, I been there many times It is an education, to be sure I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes She ran a dancin' school, it was a front, she loved the Lord An' some you win, an' some you lose An' the winner's all grin and the losers say: "Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again" It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on the rise We cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide