The Devil In His Eyes

I was a gamblin' man
(I was a gamblin' man)
But I ain't no more
(But I ain't no more)
Left a man in Louisian'
(Left a man in Louisian')
Lyin' dead on the floor
(Lyin' dead on the floor)
Done shot him with a gun
(Done shot him with a gun)
Done stab him with a knife
(Done stab him with a knife)
But it wa'n't quite enough
(But it wa'n't quite enough)
Just to take the man's life
(Just to take the man's life)
Better lock up your daughter
(Better lock up your daughter)
Better hide your wife
(Better hide your wife)
There's a man in the Quarter
(There's a man in the Quarter)
With the devil in his eyes
(With the devil in his eyes)
He had a suit made of linen
(He had a suit made of linen)
Said he bought it in France
(Said he bought it in France)
He was a devil with the women
(He was a devil with the women)
And they call 'im Beauchamp
(And they call 'im Beauchamp)
He only drunk the whiskey
(He only drunk the whiskey)
From the bottle in his vest
(From the bottle in his vest)
With the eyes of a snake
(With the eyes of a snake)
And his smile was red
(And his smile was red)
Better lock up your daughter
(Better lock up your daughter)
Better hide your wife
(Better hide your wife)
There's a man in the Quarter
(There's a man in the Quarter)
With the devil in his eyes
(With the devil in his eyes)
Well he stole my girl
(Well he stole my girl)
And he killed her dead
(And he killed her dead)
Left her layin' in a gutter
(Left her layin' in a gutter)
In a pool of red
(In a pool of red)
Well the doctor man say
(Well the doctor man say)
It was natural cause
(It was natural cause)
She done lose all her blood
(She done lose all her blood)
But it weren't against the law
(But it weren't against the law)
Better lock up your daughter
(Better lock up your daughter)
Better hide your wife
(Better hide your wife)
There's a man in the Quarter
(There's a man in the Quarter)
With the devil in his eyes
(With the devil in his eyes)
So I faced Beauchamp
(So I faced Beauchamp)
With a gun in my hand
(With a gun in my hand)
He just give a little laugh
(He just give a little laugh)
And he wish me "bon chance"
(And he wish me "bon chance")
I put a bullet in his heart
(I put a bullet in his heart)
I put a knife there too
(I put a knife there too)
But it took a table leg
(But it took a table leg)
Just to see the job through
(Just to see the job through)
Better lock up your daughter
(Better lock up your daughter)
Better hide your wife
(Better hide your wife)
There's a man in the Quarter
(There's a man in the Quarter)
With the devil in his eyes
(With the devil in his eyes)
Well the lawman say
(Well the lawman say)
It was murder in the first
(It was murder in the first)
To the jail I went
(To the jail I went)
While they put him in the dirt
(While they put him in the dirt)
I tell the judge I done it
(I tell the judge I done it)
And I'd do it all again
(And I'd do it all again)
It wasn't whiskey he was drinkin'
(It wasn't whiskey he was drinkin')
They was blood in his grin
(They was blood in his grin)
Better lock up your daughter
(Better lock up your daughter)
Better hide your wife
(Better hide your wife)
There's a man in the Quarter
(There's a man in the Quarter)
With the devil in his eyes
(With the devil in his eyes)