Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi   Gonna find me a piece of the sky   Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll   Singing, "Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-ho"      Listen, I've been down so low   That the bottom looked like up   Once I felt like second saves   Was enough to fill my cup      Now I've offered all I have   But it ain't no way to live   Being taken by the ones who have   The least amount to give      Singing, "Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi"   Got to find me a piece of the sky   Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll   Singing, "Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho"      I wanna tell you, once I met the devil   He was mighty slick   Tempted me with worldly goods   Said I could have my pick      But when he laid the paper on me   And showed me where to sign   I said "Thank you" very kindly   But I'm in too great a need of mine      Singing, "Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi", oh   Got to find me a piece of that sky   Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll   Singing "Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho", yeah      Hi-de-hi-de-ho   Hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah   Hi-de-hi-de-ho   Hi-de-hi-de-hi   Talking 'bout hi-de-hi-de-ho