It's been raining in the mountains and the rivers on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide The devil deals in dying and he travels in a hearse He treats you like a dog now, he'd like to treat you worse But he don't have the answers and if he did, he'd lie The devil is a joker and he don't want you alive And some you win and some you lose And the winners all grin and the losers say Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again? L.A.'s in California, Lord, I've been there many times It is an education to be sure I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes She ran a dancing school, it was a front, she loved the Lord It's been raining in the mountains and the rivers on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide It's been raining in the mountains and the rivers on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide Oh, it's been raining in the mountains and the rivers on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide The devil deals in dying and he travels in a hearse He treats you like a dog now, he'd like to treat you worse But he don't have the answers and if he did, he'd lie The devil is a joker and he don't want you alive And some you win and some you lose And the winners all grin and the losers say Deal the cards again Oh, won't you deal the cards again L.A.'s in California, Lord, I've been there many times It is an education to be sure I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes She ran a dancing school, it was a front, she loved the Lord It's been raining in the mountains and the rivers on the rise And we cannot hardly reach the other side And the devil, he's in trouble, I can see it in his eyes If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to hide