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lyrics

.44 © Hal Brolund (SOCAN) 2012

There's a body in the walls of this old hotel
Nobody would notice the smell
There's a hobo dancing in the old grave yard
Nobody'd be gone that long.
Two times, two times four
When I left I slammed that door
And all I could think of was
Be careful what you wish for

(chorus)
You don't let a black cat cross your path
If you love your momma don't step on a crack
Pride goes before that fall
Don't paint the devil upon that wall

I closed that wall, I slammed that door
I shot him with my .44,
In the hallway past that bullet hole
Nobody'd be gone that long
Two times, two times four
I ran until I couldn't run anymore
My heart was pounding
Be careful what you wish for

(chorus)
You don't let a black cat cross your path
If you love your momma don't step on a crack
Pride goes before that fall
Don't paint the devil upon that wall

After all was said and done
I never should have bought that gun

They caught up with me as I was leaving town
The black and whites they threw me down
There's a hobo dancing in the old graveyard
Nobody'd be gone that long
Two times, two times four
I'm in this jail for forty four
The judge he said
Be careful what you wish for

(chorus)
You don't let a black cat cross your path
If you love your momma don't step on a crack
Pride goes before that fall
Don't paint the devil upon that wall

You don't let a black cat cross your path
If you love your momma don't step on a crack
Pride goes before that fall
Don't paint the devil
Don't paint the devil
Don't paint the devil
Upon that wall

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from Devil On The Wall, released April 1, 2013
Manitoba Hal - guitars, vocals
T. B. Player - bass
Jonathon Barbagallo - drums
David Findley - piano, vocals

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Manitoba Hal Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Canadian blues artist Manitoba Hal is a ukulele master and singer-songwriter. He is known for his expressive voice and mastery of his instrument; his trusty baritone ukulele; His original songs have become modern classics and his take on standards and popular blues songs of the past have brought him to festival stages worldwide. ... more

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