I went downtown, it was just to ease my painI ended up out walkin' in the rainI took my pistol and a hundred dollar billI had everything I needed to get me killedSouthside girls, they suit me just fineAs long as I got money they don't whin e The devil lives on Lewis Street I swearI seen him rockin' in his rockin' chairI start way up top of Lewis StreetAnd I w alk down to the endI start way up top and I walk down to the endI go way down in the bottomsAnd I come back up againNow Ma ma told me, Papa tooThey both talked til they turned blueBut I got them ol' South Nashville blues againI won't be satisfied until they lock me up again