Gillian Welch - Hell Among The Yearlings

The Devil Had A Hold Of Me

Now I was just a girl of two
Now I was just a girl of two
With a golden heart and a button shoe

The devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me

There was something wrong with the butcher's boy
There was something wrong with the butcher's boy
He trembled in his hand and voice

The devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
The others knew to let him be
But the devil had a hold of me

The tailpipe spit and the engine roared
The tailpipe spit and the engine roared
I's waving out a Plymouth door

And the devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
The old folks saw the last they'd see
The devil had a hold of me

I dreamed last night that my time was done
I dreamed last night that my time was done
And my soul flew up to the holy son

But the devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
I snapped back down when he pulled my lead
The devil had a hold of me

There're those who'll laugh and not believe
There're those who'll laugh and not believe
Until you feel that touch upon your sleeve

The devil had a hold of me
The devil had a hold of me
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me
I turned my head and I could see
The devil had a hold of me



Credits
Writer(s): Gillian Howard Welch, David Todd Rawlings
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  2. Good Til Now
  3. The Devil Had A Hold Of Me
  4. My Morphine
  5. One Morning
  6. Miner's Refrain
  7. Honey Now
  8. I'm Not Afraid To Die
  9. Rock of Ages
  10. Rock of Ages

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Altri album

  1. Woodland
  2. Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3
  3. Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs
  4. Peace In The Valley / There's A First Time For Everything
  5. Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2
  6. Beautiful Boy / I Just Want You To Know - Single
  7. Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1
  8. Strange Isabella / Mighty Good Book
  9. Happy Mother's Day
  10. Everything Is Free

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