Way down in Louisiana Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Lived a simple man and a Dominicker hen and a rose of a different name Yeah, the first time I felt lightning I was standing in the drizzling rain With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin and a rose of a different name Yeah, the devil made me do it the first time The second time, I've done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose alone ♪ ♪ When the devil made that woman Hey Lord, he threw the pattern away 'Cause she was built for speed with the tools you need To make a new fool every day Here a way down deep and dirty Here on the darkest side of shame You find this cane razor man doing it again with that rose of a different name Yeah, the devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose alone Yeah, the devil made me do it the first time The second time I done it on my own Oh Lord, put a handle on a simple handed man Help me leave that black rose 'lone