I used to be a preacher, I walked the higher ground
fire was my sermon, and brimstone was abound
my congregation feared me, as they feared the lord himself
I was a man of power, and I was a man of wealth
but I had a weakness, I broke a deadly sin
the 4th of seven big ones, and her name was Sally Lynn
Ole' Sally had a husband, an influential man
She loved him for his money, and Sally had a plan
(chorus)I heard the demon's beckon, I saw that evil grin
I looked the devil in the eye, he whispered Sally Lynn
He filled my heart with l***, and before I could object
He sent me to the riverbank to find that cursed neck
I swear I was a christian, I swear I lived the word
till Sally Lynn came calling, then faith became absurd
Sally said she'd love me in ways I'd never know
but first she needed help, her husband had to go
I didn't want to do it, I knew it wasn't right
but Sally was convincing as she held me through the night
I woke up in the morning, troubled from the start
I went out searchin' for him, with murder in my heart
(chorus)
found him by the river, where I'd baptised him before
I grabbed him by his cursed neck, then left him by the shore
ran back home to Sally, to prove the deed was done
But she was with another man, and this man had a gun
Ole' Sally called the sherriff, right after I had gone
she'd played a dirty game, she'd used me as her p***
I didn't get a trial, or a moment to reflect
they took me to the cypress tree and cursed my b***** neck
(chorus)
fire was my sermon, and brimstone was abound
my congregation feared me, as they feared the lord himself
I was a man of power, and I was a man of wealth
but I had a weakness, I broke a deadly sin
the 4th of seven big ones, and her name was Sally Lynn
Ole' Sally had a husband, an influential man
She loved him for his money, and Sally had a plan
(chorus)I heard the demon's beckon, I saw that evil grin
I looked the devil in the eye, he whispered Sally Lynn
He filled my heart with l***, and before I could object
He sent me to the riverbank to find that cursed neck
I swear I was a christian, I swear I lived the word
till Sally Lynn came calling, then faith became absurd
Sally said she'd love me in ways I'd never know
but first she needed help, her husband had to go
I didn't want to do it, I knew it wasn't right
but Sally was convincing as she held me through the night
I woke up in the morning, troubled from the start
I went out searchin' for him, with murder in my heart
(chorus)
found him by the river, where I'd baptised him before
I grabbed him by his cursed neck, then left him by the shore
ran back home to Sally, to prove the deed was done
But she was with another man, and this man had a gun
Ole' Sally called the sherriff, right after I had gone
she'd played a dirty game, she'd used me as her p***
I didn't get a trial, or a moment to reflect
they took me to the cypress tree and cursed my b***** neck
(chorus)