Ever since I was just a little boy
Momma you've been preachin' to me
The devil is a man, he'll get you if he can
But if you live right he'll let you be

Now Momma I'm writing you from a one-room motel
On the dirty side of New Orleans
Momma the devil you told me about
Just took my money from me

The devil is a woman, she wears a short red dress
Black raven hair, shoulder length
I've been taught right from wrong, but she came on so strong
Didn't even give me time to think

Before I knew it, temptation drug me down
On the dirty side of New Orleans
Momma the devil you told me about
Looked like an angel to me

Momma could you ask dad to send me $20.00
So I can catch a bus back home
Cause when the sun goes down, that devil comes around
And I don't want her to gettin' sore

Well I reckon I forgot that on a Sunday morn
That you and the preacher talked to me
Momma the devil you told me about
Lives here in New Orleans

The devil is a woman she wears a short red dress
Black raven hair, shoulder length
I've been taught right from wrong, but she came on so strong
Didn't even give me time to think

Before I knew it, temptation drug me down
On the dirty side of New Orleans
Momma the devil you told me about
Looks like an angel to me

The devil is a woman she wears a short red dress
Black raven hair, shoulder length
I've been taught right from wrong, but she came on so strong
Didn't even give me time to think

Before I knew it, temptation drug me down
On the dirty side of New Orleans
Momma the devil you told me about
Looks like an angel to me

The devil is a woman she wears a short red dress
Black raven hair, shoulder length
I've been taught right from wrong, but she came on so strong
Didn't even give me time to think