There was an old man who lived over the hill,
oh Johnny B. Gay
There was an old man who lived over the hill,
if he ain't moved away he's a-living there still,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
The devil come up to the old man one day,
oh Johnny B. Gay
The devil come up to the old man one day and he says,
you're old lady I'm taking away
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Well take her,
please take her with all my heart,
oh Johnny B. Gay
Oh yeah you can have her with all my heart,
I hope to my soul you two never part
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
The devil he packed her up on his back,
oh Johnny B. Gay
The devil he packed her up on his back,
straight down the hill they went clickety-clack,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Ten little devils said welcome to hell,
oh Johnny B. Gay
Ten little devils said welcome to hell,
Paul turn up the fire with sizzle well,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
She caught four little devils out playing tricks,
oh Johnny B. Gay
She caught four little devils out playing tricks,
she bound them up tightly and beat them with sticks,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Well six scared little devils they run down the hall,
oh Johnny B. Gay Six little devils they run down the hall,
cry and take her back daddy,
she's killing us all,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Oh the devil he flung her up on his back,
oh Johnny B. Gay The devil he flung her up on his back,
straight out of hell he come clickety-clack,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
She found her old man laying late in his bed,
oh Johnny B. Gay She found her old man laying
late in his bed,
she picked up a butter knife and went to his head,
Johnny B. Gay if you
can be The old woman went whistling over the hill,
oh Johnny B. Gay The old woman went whistling over the hill,
the devil won't have me I wonder will,
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Johnny B. Gay if you can be
Johnny B. Gay if you can be