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Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag

This version of Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag was released by Willie Nelson in 1973.

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We were headed home in Austin
Caught pneumonia on the road
Taking it home to Connie and the kids
A wheel ran off and jumped a railroad
Then ran through a grocery store

If you want to buy a bus I’m taking bids
And the devil shivered in his sleeping bag
He said traveling on the road is such a drag
If we can make it home by Friday we can brag
And the devil shivered in his sleeping bag

Well I just got back from New York City
Kris and Rita done it all
Raw perfection there for all the world to see
Lord I heard an angel singing
In the Philharmonic Hall
Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge cleft for me
And the devil shivered…
And the devil shivered in his sleeping bag

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About Lyrics and Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag by Willie Nelson

The lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Willie Nelson in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Willie Nelson and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag by Willie Nelson in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag" means the words set to the music of Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Willie Nelson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag and the lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Willie Nelson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Devil In A Sleepin’ Bag, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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