He take the thunder from the mountain   He take the lightning from the sky   He bring the strong man to his begging knee   He make the young girl's mama cry      You got to hidey-hide   You got to jump and run   You got to hidey-hidey-hide   The old man is down the road      He make the voices speak in riddles   He got the eye as black as coal   He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide   And he stands right in the road      You got to hidey-hide   You got to jump and run again   You got to hidey-hidey-hide   The old man is down the road      He got the river call your lover   He make the barking of the hound   Put a shadow 'cross the window   When the old man comes around      You got to hidey-hide   You got to jump up, run again   You got to hidey-hidey-hide   The old man is down the road   The old man is down the road