Ran to the river
Said sister please end me
Ran to the sea
Ran to the sea
Please burn me
Please burn me
She gone now and it’s all over
The devil’s in heaven and my blood made of clover
She gone now and it’s all over
The kids are in hell and my blood made of clover
She gone now and it’s all over
The soul has been sold
The soul has been sold
She gone now and it’s all over
God is on fire
God is on fire

The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down

Ran to the devil said brother please save me
Ran to the ice
Ran to the ice
Please burn me
Please burn me
She gone now and it’s all over
The devil’s in heaven and my blood made of clover
She gone now and it’s all over
The kids are in hell and my blood made of clover
She gone now and it’s all over
The soul has been sold
The soul has been sold
She gone now and it’s all over
God is on fire
God is on fire

The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down
The shines on ya
Shake your
Shake your shines down

Rich man poor man beggar man thief
Her hair is on fire and she’s dancing for me

Oh sister take this stone from me
It’s my savage burden
Leads me to the sea
Oh sister drop your fire on me
And I’ll burn
As you drop me in the sea

My child born for water
My child descending ladders
You have added to my heart
You have added to our hearts
I’m a broken American slave
And I’m a broken American devil
You have your numbers
You have your numbers
But I have my soul
I have my soul