Settle With The Devil
The wind blows in from Kansas like an evil Gypsy spell
A rider with a turned up collar feels it deep into his soul
A notch in the handle of Levi's 44
And seven silver dollars and not one penny more
For seven silver dollars he took that farmer's life
Left behind a crying widow and a fatherless child
This last road he's taken is a road of no return
Levi Clayton has forgotten ever lesson that he learned
(Chorus)
You can settle with the Devil
When you meet him down below
Levi Clayton you're an outlaw
Without one good deed to show
You've got a date with the hangman
And he won't wait for long
Then you'll settle with the Devil
Levi Clayton
It's too late to right the wrong
(Inst)
By a lazy old river there's a cottonwood tree
Where a brand new rope is placed around your neck
With your dying breath you'll know it don't end at the grave
Levi the Devil waits and the Devil will be paid
(Repeat Chorus)
Lonnie C. Ratliff & Thomas Ahlberg
Okie Acres Music (BMI)
