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The Angel and the Devil

from Roadkill by Band of Jakeys

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B. Hangley - banjo
D. Stansbury - warbly fiddle

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I got a devil on my left shoulder
And an angel on my right
And I’m thinking and I’m wondering
which one I’ll be with tonight
You know it’s never easy
To decide which way to go
Though the devil almost always wins
And that just goes to show

The choice is there for taking
and it’s never easy too
the angel’s crying for my soul
and the devil sings the blues

Well I tried to be a good boy
But it didn’t work out right
It’s hard to be a good boy
When you’re getting drunk all night
A smile from a sweet girl
Mixed with whiskey or with gin
Is sure to lead you down
That rocky road that leads to sin

The choice is there for taking
you can choose between wrong and right
The angel gets the mornings
but the devil wins the night

Now I got good intentions
I don’t mean to do no harm
But the devil’s whispering in my ear
And he’s smiling with such charm
I’m looking at the bottle
Wondering which way I should go
But I guess I’m just a weak man
And I guess I can’t say no

The choice is there for taking
And it’s never easy too
The angel’s crying for my soul
and the devil sings the blues

The choice is there for taking
you can choose between wrong and right
The angel gets the mornings
but the devil wins the night

yeah - the angel gets the mornings
but the devil wins the night

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from Roadkill, released July 7, 1996
Tony Rose

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Band of Jakeys Prague, Czechia

The Band of Jakeys is a fellowship of like-minded musicians, songwriters and friends. Their story started on the Charles Bridge in the magical city of Prague in the early 1990's. Over the years members have come and gone. Some have left only to return. The current Jakeys line-up is Tony Rose (Scotland), Jimmie Bozeman (LA, USA) and Dalton Stansbury (NC, USA) ... more

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