The Devil’s Throat - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

A bad captain won’t give out good orders

A bad sideshow won’t show good mutilations

A bad emperor won’t redraw good borders (Oh, no)

A bad tailor won’t make good alterations

A bad ranger won’t put out good fires

A bad farmer won’t raise what she needs

A bad actor won’t announce he retires (Oh, no)

A bad Samaritan can’t do a good deed

That’s what there is

That’s all she wrote

My friends, you won’t hear good songs flow

From the devil’s throat

Good times weren’t designed for bad children

Good love wasn’t made for them, too

Good builders won’t build a bad building (Oh, no)

That’s ain’t something good builders do

Good girls and bad boys can’t make pleasure

Good times and bad vibes won’t co-exist

Good fathers don’t die good teachers won’t lie

Strong punches won’t be thrown by feeble fists

That’s what there is

That’s all she wrote

My friends, you won’t hear good songs flow

From the devil’s throat

Good praise won’t leave you feeling hated

Good health won’t make you need to stay asleep

And timely birthday wishes aren’t belated (Oh, no)

Giving freely can’t be misconstrued as cheap

Good fingers won’t ignore the farthest reaches

Dark tendencies won’t bring the light around

And hard oceans will erode the softest beaches (Oh, yeah)

This song is not where evil can be found

That’s what there is

That’s all she wrote

My friends, you won’t hear good songs flow

From the devil’s throat