I'm not gonna tell you
You're making a mistake
Tell you not to go
No, I won't
I'll only say what I've learned along my way
The devil you know
Beats the devil you don't
We don't work in the best of situations
We don't live very well
We don't live in the neighborhood of Heaven
We live somewhere closer to hell
Now we have learned to work around the situation
Learned to hide 'til the heat has passed
You will learn a promise of salvation
Can mask another inferno's blast
The devil you know
Beats the devil you don't
That promised land
Could turn out to be dry
Once you're gone, you might ask yourselves, "Why?"
Maybe you will or maybe you won't
But the devil you know
Beats the devil you don't
Oh yeah, yeah
You don't know the world beyond the sideshow
You don't know what Satan can plan
You don't know the safety you'd be leaving
We're your family, we're your clan
Here we've got each other to depend on
Here you've got the best home you'll ever find
Other folk don't know how to take us
The world out there can be so unkind
The devil you know (devil you know, devil you know)
Beats the devil you don't
(He beats the devil, the devil you don't)
His game of chance just might be a scam (don't take us there)
It's just a scam
You can't play then decide you should scram
Maybe you'll win or maybe you won't
But the devil you know
Beats the devil you don't
How can you say that man's a devil?
How can you say he's wicked and bad?
How can you criticize an angel?
Promising more Heaven than they've ever had
I'm a fortune-teller
I can see the future
I can look at people
See what's lying ahead
Violet and Daisy
I see you're bound for glory
That man who was here will do all that he said
That man's not a devil
No, believe it, I won't
He's not a devil
Don't miss this chance
I hope that they don't, no don't, no don't, no don't, ay
What if he's a devil?
What if he's not?
He could be an angel that Heaven forgot
I think you may be jealous
Ah, jealous of what?
That Violet and Daisy might give him a shot
The devil you know (he's not a devil)
Beats the devil you don't
I won't believe it, believe it, I won't
That promised land (land)
Could turn out to be dry (he could be a good guy)
So dry
Once you're gone, you might ask yourselves, "Why?" (Why?)
Maybe you will or maybe you won't
But the devil you know (no, no, he's not a devil)
But the devil you know (no, no, he's not a devil)
But the devil you know (no, no, he's not a devil)
Alright
Now we could argue all night
Because we care about you two
Maybe you will go or maybe you won't
But I hope you will remember
That that mean old, money-grubbin'
Gin-guzzlin', name-callin'
Devil you know
Might be better than that smooth talkin'
Fine-lookin', dream-spinnin'
Promise makin'
Devil you don't
No, no, no, don't call him a devil (he's a devil you don't)
No, no, no, don't call him a devil (he's a devil you don't)
No, no, no, don't call him a devil
Don't
