I dreamt I saw Mr. Johnson down at the crossroads
his eyes on fire and shakin' the devils hand
It didn't take long to pick up the conversation
somethin' about a deadly woman
and strummin' guitar

it's a fool-hard game now
playin' all of your choices
you can't win if you want to
I said, lord have mercy

shakin' the devils hand

He couldn't stop the motion of the deadly potion
oh lord he couldn't stop the anger of a jealous man
now he's too far gone to make any choices
he should have thought twice
before shakin' the devils hand