Devil's Hootenanny Lyrics - Singles - Laura Veirs

I was walking through the snow 

When I saw a distant glow 

Of a farmhouse nestled down beneath the trees 

With a guitar on my back 

I thought it sure can't hurt to ask 

If I could stay the night 

And sing a pretty song for free 

I walked up to the house 

And then I knocked hard on the door 

That old dark piece of wood 

She fell right in there on the floor 

And as she did a fire burst out on all sides 

I wondered what the hell was going on inside 

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Then the music that I heard 

It was bizarre, it was absurd 

Like no banjo fiddle bass I'd ever seen 

I stepped into a room of flames 

Shook my head and looked again 

It was the kind of company to make you scream 

It was a devil's hootenanny 

An old-time fire band 

A drunken whiskey choir singing 

Round me you understand 

And then they said, "We've been searching near and far 

For a thing like you to sing and play guitar" 

Well I opened up my case 

And all the blood rushed to my face 

I sang a fragile note, picked a minor tune 

Well those devils yelled and clapped 

And all their asses they did slap 

Before too long we were arm and arm beneath the moon 

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Cuz that old house burnt on down 

There were cinders on the ground 

I snuggled up inside, closed my eyes 

I was sleeping sound 

And I dreamt of summer nights down by the sea 

With a devil's banjo playing on my knee