Adam & Evil

Written by Sid Griffin

He was loud as Manhattan, as lonesome as the Cumberland Gap

He walked like his Pappy they’s a lot more to him than that

Wore a Stetson like a crown, tapped his cane with a rat-a-tat-tat

He owned a Maryland mare he raced he called Sugar Shack

Ate burgoo with the crew who hung around The Old Tin Hat

Knew what to do, had a view, where he stood was always where it’s at

Till one day he got waylaid by an old, cold, bold love rat

Till one day he got waylaid by a stranger in The Old Tin Hat

She was born Luella - her Momma called her Tiger Cat

Referred to God’s word as the highway but not the map

So the brothers Monticello stayed away from her honey trap

But the Stetson with the crown felt the town was his and so he sat

Cheap champagne ran like water running from a broken spout

He found himself in her room and he noticed there was no door out

Lord, she could kick like a mule - did her lovin’ like a sailor on leave

Adam woke in the morning with no clothes, no hope and no keys

It took an hour and a quarter and a grand and a diamond ring

To push our hero toward zero at the start of a four day fling

When Adam raises Cain Fate will likely raise the bar

So that’s where he’s drinking till his memory only goes so far

Now he still has the pony but in the saddle he don’t sit so tall

And the talk on the street is the Devil never would play ball

Luella married money and raised a son she called Bradley Jo

But the rumor was his Daddy was someone from a long time ago

When Adam n’ Evil rode they really did paint the town

But that city ain’t so pretty so you needn’t wanna stick around

Now Adam walks like his Mommy, got his Stetson set to the side

You can always lose your money but you never wanna lose your pride

Yeah, you can always lose your money but you never wanna lose your pride

Published by Coal Train Tunes/Bug Music Ltd.