These men down in the water they are not lost There's poison in the arrows that come across No you don't leave your post at any cost There's more than just bottles washing up on the rocks And your idle hands are what he wants Your songs of pity are the devil's waltz They are the devil's waltz The devil's waltz Need a busload of faith and a healer's touch A whole lot of feel to know the work from the luck The future's wide open just not wide enough It ain't any wonder these kids are still getting drunk And your idle hands are what he wants Your songs of pity are the devil's waltz They are the devil's waltz The devil's waltz No you don't leave your post at any cost There's more than just bottles washing up on the rocks And your idle hands are what he wants Your songs of pity are the devil's waltz They are the devil's waltz The devil's waltz The devil's waltz The devil's waltz