Cold Black Devil Ground

Another "gothic" horror piece from my vast collection. I have performed this one LIVE on internet radio but never got around to recording it. Hmmm, I may have to still do that.

COLD BLACK DEVIL GROUND

I sat on the porch with my hound dog

and my thoughts went around and around

'bout the secret that I buried deep

in the cold black devil ground.

Me and her got married in June

and my world turned upside-down

couldn't know our love would fail and die

in the cold black devil ground.

For she promised her heart to me

and the lies went around and around

but she gave all to William Jake

in the cold black devil ground.

Done heard 'em ruttin in the old wood shed

truly the most horrible sound

so I grabbed my axe that was buried deep

in the cold black devil ground.

He was grunting as he thrust into her

and my heart began to pound

I swung that blade and went to hell

in the cold black devil ground.

Couple more chops, maybe two or three

and the blood sprayed all around

he screamed like a bitch that just crawled out

of the cold black devil ground.

I grabbed her by her golden hair

and she made a strangled sound

threw her ass in the well where snakes hide out

in the cold black devil ground.

I jumped in right after her

and turned her face around

cried tears of love and hate and joy

in the cold black devil ground.

Gouged her eyes, she clawed at mine

and the bubbles went around and around

fightin' tooth and nail at the bottom of a well

in the cold black devil ground.

Buried them both in my backyard

soon as the sun went down

made friends with the devil in the potter's soil

in the cold black devil ground.

Ten years have passed since that fateful day

and I've thought a lot about

the sins I made that are buried deep    

In the cold...black devil          

ground.

copyright 2010,

J Raymond Davis