The Devil Don't Sleep on Sundays

by @jeffdesantis

The Devil Don't Sleep on Sundays
jeffdesantis
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Oh the devil don't sleep on Sundays
Yeah, he don't get no rest
He's out
Hasslin' a waitress at a restaurant who's just
Trying to do her best
Screamin' about the order and
Tryin' to look down her dress
He's
Givin' her lip
And he don't leave a tip
Yeah, the devil don't get no rest

Oh the devil don't sleep on Sundays
He's there in the very front pew
He's dressed in a tailor made Navy blue suit
And starin' down his nose at you
Smirkin' at the pastor's sermon and
Snoozin' 'bout halfway through
And
All that he cares is that
You know that he's there
Yeah, the devil's in the very front pew

Yeah, he don't look satanic.
He looks like you and me.
So he don't cause a panic
Look at him how bad can he be?

Oh the devil don't sleep on Sundays
Yeah, he don't get no rest
Spreading lies across the whole wide world.
While the truth's still getting dressed
Telling you that your neighbor
Failed some kind of loyalty test
Yeah, he looks real slick
But he's kind of a dick
Yeah the devil don't get no rest
Oh no
The devil don't get no rest
Oh no
The devil don't get no rest

Comments

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@aflinner
Great song right out of the gate, Jeff! The lyrics are really solid, well thought out. I especially like "Spreading lies across the whole wide world / While the truth's still getting dressed." You could totally take this song in a more somber direction and I think it would still hold up just fine. Good work.
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@texmachine_mk2021
Love the style of this piece. Got a bit of a how down feel to it.
Really nice flow and the pace of the lyric delivery is fun.
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@danieldeshon
Great lyric & performance! Is that an accordion? Diggin the background instruments as well.
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@odetocollaboration
This is lyrical Gold from top to bottom! Musically perfect tempo and love the tacet too.
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@bradbrubaker
This is a really tight song: theme, twist on the theme, topic from verse to verse...and all in well structured country western tune. Great start to FAWM!
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@aneil
Fantastic country song about the father of lies and how he's up to trouble in all sorts of disguise. insightful and wonderfully performed.
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@jeff9
Fabulous. Reminds me a little of the Old '97s. Superb phrasing on the vocal that, along with the instrumentation, has just a perfect sort of old-time feel to it. And the lyrics are clever as heck. A super entertaining experience to hear this.
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@deena
This is a classic!!! Such great lyrics. So many great lines. Wonderful arrangement and recording.

Oh, I sure do wish the devil would take a day off or two, right now!
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