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The old devils are at it again, who knows what they'll do.
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it's true right now like it was back then,  the old devils are at it again
 

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from behind these bars the view don't change,  desperation death and despair. 
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from what little i hear of the outside world, well its not to different out there. 



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and they tell me there's a war without no end, the old devils are at it again.
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they die by the millions children women and men, the old devils are at it again. 



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when i say devil you know who i mean these animals in the dark 
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malicious politicians with nefarious schemes charlatans and crooked cops 


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the moonshine still gives you five to ten, the old devils are at it again.
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stripes on your back and a ball and chain The old devils are at it again. 



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two men stare out of prison bars, wonderin what got'em here. 
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one saw mud but the other saw stars, prayin that the end is near. 



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well the billboard outside says "confess your sins", the old devils are at it again.
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i guess i will confess that I've been sufferin', the old devils are at it again. 



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i said the old devils are at it again, who knows what they'll do.
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it's true right now like it was back then, the old devils are at it again 

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i said The old devils are at it again. oh oh...

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