Friend of the Devil by The Grateful Dead
Friend of the Devil by The Grateful Dead

Friend of the Devil

The Grateful Dead * Track #2 On American Beauty

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Friend of the Devil by The Grateful Dead

Release Date
Sun Nov 01 1970
Performed by
The Grateful Dead
Produced by
The Grateful Dead & Steve Barncard
Writed by
John Dawson & Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia
About

In this song, The Grateful Dead write about a life of crime and how it has affected the narrator—all contained in that beautiful downward melody with which the whole opens and rolls along.

The main theme of the song is that a life of crime always sticks with you. That is to say, once you deal with...

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Friend of the Devil Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around

[Chorus]
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight

[Verse 2]
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
Spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills

[Chorus]
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight

[Verse 3]
I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air

[Chorus]
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight

[Bridge]
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night:
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison, babe, and the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail

[Verse 4]
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me

[Chorus]
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight

[Bridge]
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night:
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie, and she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail

[Verse 4]
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me

[Chorus]
Set out runnin' but I take my time
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight

Friend of the Devil Q&A

Who wrote Friend of the Devil's ?

Friend of the Devil was written by John Dawson & Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.

Who produced Friend of the Devil's ?

Friend of the Devil was produced by The Grateful Dead & Steve Barncard.

When did The Grateful Dead release Friend of the Devil?

The Grateful Dead released Friend of the Devil on Sun Nov 01 1970.

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