Pickin' to Beat the Devil

                                  I make my rounds of the country churches

Playing my guitar for free

My repertoire is one hundred ninety

Songs to God's glory



Now, I'm pickin' to beat the devil

And you know he's on my tail

And the Lord's in my fingers

He won't let me fail



I found myself in a roadside bar room

I was drinking my time away

Kentucky woman and Tennessee whiskey

It's gonna be hell to pay



A worn out Chevy and a beat up Martin

Is all I'll ever own

My worthless life is dedicated

To bringing God's children home



Now, I'm pickin' to beat the devil

And you know he's on my tail

And the Lord's in my fingers

He won't let me fail



Fourteen songs and a temperance sermon

That's what a good meal buys

For a little extra there's a guitar solo

Called, 'Reward In The Sky'



Now, I'm pickin' to beat the devil

And you know he's on my tail

And the Lord's in my fingers

And He won't let me fail



Yes, I'm pickin' to beat the devil

And you know he's on my tail

And the Lord is in my fingers

And He won't let me fail