There by the sumac and the thicket of the evergreen Carved our names next to the others in Pacific CIty Beams We passed the faded billboards and all the tumbleweed dreams Its on to Devils Elbow Had a sizzlin tbone, a vegatable and fries And a Roquefort sidesalad for a buck twenty five We can fill our bellies, watch the river rise Down at Devils Elbow And Dotty the waitress says When we quit Well put a lock on the door And thatll be it No more chickeninabasket Or ChiliSupper benefits Getting out of Devils Elbow The lumberjacks gave it its infamous name The Big Piney River has the bend to blame log jams bein its claim to fame Trapped in Devils Elbow And its a threat to the old folks And its death to youth Jammed up so badly you cant get loose And the only escape is in known this truth Youre lost in Devils Elbow God knows I love you baby and I loved you well But the water kept risin and the timber fell You left to find heaven, I got squeezed in hell All alone in Devils Elbow There by the sumac and the thicket of the evergreen Carved our names next to the others in Pacific City beams Passed the faded billboards and all the tumbleweed dreams Its on to Devils Elbow
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