He don't always come at midnight
Burnin' red and talkin' sin
Know, he knows how to play it just right
If you're gonna let him in
Sleek along and brings you roses
He's always got the words to say
Just enough, so you don't notice
That you ain't nothing but his prey
Ah, ah, ah, aah-ah
Sometimes the worst of him have the best disguises
Ah, ah, ah, aah-ah
He'll go as far as it takes to stay in hiding
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's s a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's s a gentleman
(Ah-ah-ah)
'Bout the devil
(Ah-ah-ah)
Don't you know 'bout the devil?
Think you know just where to find him
High atop his fiery throne
But it's the places you ain't lookin'
That he likes to make his home
Might be the sharpest dressed on Sunday
Sing the loudest in the choir
But by the time he gets to Monday
He's had his hands back in the fire
Ah, ah, ah, aah-ah
Sometimes the worst of him have the best disguises
Ah, ah, ah, aah-ah
He'll go as far as it takes to stay in hiding
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's s a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman
(Ah-ah-aah)
'Bout the devil
(Ah-ah-aah)
Don't you know 'bout the devil?
(Ah-ah-aah)
'Bout the devil
(Ah-ah-aah)
Don't you know 'bout the devil? He's a gentleman
(Ah-ah-aah)
'Bout the devil
(Ah-ah-aah)
Don't you know 'bout the devil?
Oh, don't you know, don't you know
'Bout the devil? He's a gentleman