I’ve danced with the devil
We did the do-si-do
I spun him around
And stepped on his toes
He bent forward in pain
And shot me a look
So I took my left hand
And offered a hook
He rubbed his jaw
And started to smile
And that’s when I said
“It took me a while
I was just here to learn how it’s done
When evil turns good
And cruelty becomes fun
And now that I know
I really must say
You’re a terrible dancer
And I can’t stay”
The devil was sad as he watched me go
I didn’t turn back
I didn’t want him to know
But something had happened
And he never saw it
When he was bent forward
I stole his wallet.
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