Appalachian Song - Dan Cunningham
"I loved the song DEVIL ANSE..." - Matt WYCE 88.1 FM
Track 4
DEVIL ANSE is a tune about the patriarch of the Hatfield Clan, William Anderson Hatfield (known as Devil Anse), and the Hatfield - McCoy feud. The third verse refers to an actual event - after years of violence in the feud, Devil Anse was converted in 1911, baptized in Island Creek, and founded a Church Of Christ congregation.
here are the lyrics:
You better pray, you better pray
that Devil Anse ain't comin' here today
If You been causin' trouble And if comes for you
You better have a mind of what to say
You ain't never seen him but you might have the chance
You'll know him when you see him, Devil Anse
Don't ever go, don't ever go across the river there below
That devil owns the mountains and he don't like our kin
or any of the people that you know
You ain't never seen him but you might have the chance
You'll know him when you see him, Devil Anse
The foolish man goes looking to settle up the score
You'll find a heap o trouble, maybe more
Don't you believe, Don't you believe The devils' got religion now they say
Baptised in the Island Creek yet still I am afeared
we'll find out for sure on Judgement Day
I thought the kindly thing to do was warn you in advance
If you ain't never seen him then might get the chance
You're treading on his kingdom, Devil Anse
c2012 pickndawg music
words and music by Dan Cunningham
Dan Cunningham: guitars and vocal
Evan Lintz: brushes
recording info :
guitars: Yamaha LJX6C - Larrivee SD50
Mics: Rode NT-1 (rebuilt) - RodeNTK
preamp: Art Digital MPA Gold
recorded in the BOOM CLOSET Morgantown WV
mixed and mastered at Zone 8 Studio Morgantown WV by Mark Poole
VIDEO - with gravesite photos and video of the Hatfields and McCoys