I dreamt I saw Mr. Johnson down at the crossroads
his eyes on fire and shakin' the devils hand
It didn't take long to pick up the conversation
somethin' about a deadly woman
and strummin' guitar
it's a fool-hard game now
playin' all of your choices
you can't win if you want to
I said, lord have mercy
shakin' the devils hand
He couldn't stop the motion of the deadly potion
oh lord he couldn't stop the anger of a jealous man
now he's too far gone to make any choices
he should have thought twice
before shakin' the devils hand
his eyes on fire and shakin' the devils hand
It didn't take long to pick up the conversation
somethin' about a deadly woman
and strummin' guitar
it's a fool-hard game now
playin' all of your choices
you can't win if you want to
I said, lord have mercy
shakin' the devils hand
He couldn't stop the motion of the deadly potion
oh lord he couldn't stop the anger of a jealous man
now he's too far gone to make any choices
he should have thought twice
before shakin' the devils hand