Oh yeah Oh yeah Someone told him 'bout the gambler Someone told him how the money flow Someone told him 'bout the men that creep up Someone told him 'bout tupelo Someone told him 'bout the women Someone told him 'bout things in ol I bet nobody ever told him 'Bout the devil and a tupelo Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down there no more Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down to tupelo Someone told him 'bout the cocaine Someone told him 'bout the powdered snow Someone told him you can drink my liquor Find a friend down in tupelo Someone told him 'bout the bright lights Someone told him 'bout the cheap peep show I bet nobody ever told him 'Bout the hard times in tupelo Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down there no more Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down to tupelo It ain't fair, it ain't fair You come on all you like but the devil don't care You can run away, run away But the devil knows you'll be back someday It ain't none of my business Son I hate to see you fall so low I'm on a try to give fair warning 'Bout the devil down in tupelo Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down there no more Tupelo Tupelo I ain't going down to tupelo Oh no I ain't It's hard times hard times Oh yeah