Early this mornin' when you knocked upon my door Early this mornin' when you knocked upon my door And I said, hello Satan, I believe it's time to go Me and the devil, we're walkin' side by side Me and the devil, we're walkin' side by side And I'm going to be my woman until I get satisfied She said, you don't see why that you be doggin' me around My baby know you ain't doin' me right, don't you? She said, you don't see why that you be doggin' me around It must be that old evil spirit so deep down in the ground You may be my buddy, down by the highway side You may be my buddy, down by the highway side So my old evil spirit can catch a gray-eyed bird and run