He went down down down   and the devil called him by name   he went down down down   hangin' onto the back of a train   he went down down down   this boy went solid down   always chewed tobacco   and the bathtub gin   always chewed tobacco   and the bathtub gin   he went down down down   this boy went solid down   he went down      Well he went down down down   and the jumped on his head   he went down down down   stayin' in a broken down shed   he went down down down   sleepin' in the devil's bed   he went down down down   never listened to the words I said   he went down down down down   he went down      Well he went down down down   and the devil said where you been   he went down down down   he screamin' down around the bend   down down down   this boy went solid down      He was always cheatin'   and he always told lies   he was always cheatin'   and he always told lies   he went down down down   down down down   this boy went solid down   he went down