Waylon Jennings Lyrics
"Black Rose"

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(Billy Joe Shaver)

Way down in Virginia
Amongst the tall grown sugar canes
Lived a simple man and a dominiker hen
And a rose of a different name.

Well, the first time I felt lightning
I was standing in the drizzling rain
With a trembling hand and a bottle of gin
And a rose of a different name.

Well, the devil made me do it the first time
The second time I done it on my own
Lord, put a handle on a simple headed man
And help me leave that black rose alone.

--- Instrumental ---

When the devil made that woman
Lord, she threw the pattern away
She was built for speed with the tools you need
To make a new fool every day.

Way down deep and dirty
On the darker side of shame
I caught a cane cuttin' man with a bottle of gin
With a rose of a different name.

The devil made me do it the first time
The second time I done it on my own
Lord, put a handle on a simple headed man
Help me leave that black rose alone.

The devil made me do it the first time
The second time I done it on my own
Lord, put a handle on a simple headed man
Help me leave that black rose alone...
This song is from the album "Honky Town Heroes", "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line", "Red River Tribute [Underground Sound]", "Honky Tonk Heroes/Ramblin' Man/Dreaming My Dreams", "Coll: Honky Tonk Heroes / I've Always / Ol Waylon", "Six Strings Away" and "Legends".