He went down down down and the devil called him by name He went down down down hangin' onto the back of a train He went down down down this boy went solid down Always chewed tobacco and the bathtub gin Always chewed tobacco and the bathtub gin He went down down down This boy went solid down He went down Well he went down down down and the jumped on his head He went down down down stayin' in a broken down shed He went down down down sleepin' in the devil's bed He went down down down never listened to the words I said He went down down down down He went down Well he went down down down and the devil said where you been He went down down down He screamin' down around the bend Down down down this boy went solid down He was always cheatin' and he always told lies He was always cheatin' and he always told lies He went down down down down down down This boy went solid down He went down