Black Dogs

"Black Dogs"

Verse 1

I was walkin’ through the black water, moon hangin’ low,

Cypress trees whisperin’, sayin’ “Boy, don’t go.”

Saw two red eyes burnin’ where the shadows crawl,

Black dogs in the bayou, Lord, I heard ‘em call.

Chorus

Black dogs at the crossroads, waitin’ for my soul,

Howlin’ in the midnight, where the river runs cold.

A deal in the darkness, a price I can’t repay,

Black dogs at the crossroads gonna drag me away.

Verse 2

The preacher done warned me, “Son, don’t play that hand,

That Devil down in Dixie gonna make his stand.”

But the blues got heavy, and the whiskey ran thin,

So I walked that muddy highway to the place of sin.

Chorus

Black dogs at the crossroads, waitin’ for my soul,

Howlin’ in the midnight, where the river runs cold.

A deal in the darkness, a price I can’t repay,

Black dogs at the crossroads gonna drag me away.

Bridge

I heard chains rattlin’ in the black swamp mist,

Felt a cold tongue of fire when the Devil kissed.

He said, “Play that guitar, boy, and you’ll be a king,”

But the dogs started howlin’, and I felt the sting.

Verse 3

Now I roam the parish with this curse on my back,

Every note that I play turns the daylight black.

The bayou keeps callin’, can’t escape my fate,

Those black dogs are comin’, and they won’t be late.

Chorus (x2)

Black dogs at the crossroads, waitin’ for my soul,

Howlin’ in the midnight, where the river runs cold.

A deal in the darkness, a price I can’t repay,

Black dogs at the crossroads gonna drag me away.

Outro

Oh the black dogs are howlin’, yeah they’re callin’ my name,

By the black water swamp, I can feel the flame.

Ain’t no preacher nor prayer gonna set me free,

Black dogs at the crossroads got a hold on