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Devil Makes Three
11/13/19 | 24m 41s | Rating: TV-G
Vermont-raised and rooted in troubadour traditions of wandering folk, delta blues, reckless rock, and whiskey-ragtime jazz, the California-based band evokes songs from some bygone era like a dusty leather bound book. Carefully crafted, the trio's songs unfold like short stories.
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Devil Makes Three
DEEP BENEATH THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS NEAR PELHAM TENNESSEE LIES ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST MAGICAL MUSICAL ADVENTURES. IT'S BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND, THREE MILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING. PURE ACOUSTICS OFFER MUSIC FROM THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. CENTER STAGE AND DEEP INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN THIS WEEK WELCOMING DEVIL MAKES THREE. WHEN I COME BACK, I KNOW WHAT TO DO A LITTLE BIT BLUEGRASS, A LITTLE BIT UNDERGROUND, IT'S BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND COMING UP NEXT.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERS
APPLAUSE AND CHEERS
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
WE USED TO GET DRUNK AND START TO FIGHT GO OUT LOOKING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT YOU HAD ME RUNNING LIKE IT WAS FOR MY LIFE DRINKING DOWN FUMES LIKE THAT NEON LIGHT BUT NOW IT'S CHAINS ARE BROKEN I'VE BEEN SET FREE I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE THAT WHEN YOU'RE TREATED LIKE A DOG THAT'S HOW YOU START TO BEHAVE YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME LIKE THE MASTERS MISS THEIR... WE USED TO TAKE PILLS AND PRAY TO DIE SING OURSELVES A SUICIDAL LULLABY NOBODY DRIVING AND I'M PASSENGER SIDE I BECAME THE MASTER OF THE LONG GOODBYE BUT NOW IT'S CHAINS ARE BROKEN I'VE BEEN SET FREE I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE THAT WHEN YOU'RE TREATED LIKE A DOG THAT'S HOW YOU START TO BEHAVE YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME LIKE THE MASTERS MISS THEIR... I... I... I... I... I... I...
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
SO DOWN AND NERVOUS I COULD DIE OF FRIGHT FELT LIKE I'VE FALLEN FROM THE GREATEST HEIGHT I SAID I DON'T NEED NO GLASSES, I'VE GOT PERFECT HINDSIGHT I SAY WE PRAY FOR LIGHTNING AND HOLD ON TO THIS KITE TILL IT'S CHAINS ARE BROKEN I'VE BEEN SET FREE I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE THAT WHEN YOU'RE TREATED LIKE A DOG THAT'S HOW YOU START TO BEHAVE YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME LIKE THE MASTERS MISS THEIR... YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME LIKE THE MASTERS MISS THEIR... YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME LIKE THE MASTERS MISS THEIR... I... I... I... I... I... I...
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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
-THANK YOU.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I'D RATHER BE A DEVIL LIVING LIFE ON A TEAR THAN BE AN ANGEL AT A CHURCH AFFAIR LIKE ELECTRIC SOUND IN THE DEEP OF THE NIGHT BURNIN' DOWN THE HOUSE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING IN SIGHT I AIN'T CRAZY OR A NUT JUST TO GIVE YOU PEOPLE SOME QUIET IN THE HEAD AIN'T NO WAY TO GET IT DONE IF YOU'RE GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS, ONE WORD OF ADVICE IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE MESS, YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE CRIME IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT -THAT'S RIGHT.
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RIDE AROUND THE LAMB TO ALL THE LITTLE TOWNS WHILE MY BLOOD GETS BOILING WHEN THAT RACKET BUCKLES LOUD FIRE UP THE MOTORS, WE GOT ALL OF US IN SPREAD THE RED ALL OVER TOWN AND DO IT ALL AGAIN WELL MOST THINGS THAT I KNOW, I DIDN'T LEARN IN CLASS THE ROAD DON'T GO FOREVER, SO RIDE IT WHILE IT LASTS IF YOU'RE GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS, ONE WORD OF ADVICE IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE MESS, YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE CRIME IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I'D RATHER BE A DEVIL IN A LIFE ON A TEAR THAN BE AN ANGEL AT A CHURCH AFFAIR LIKE ELECTRIC SOUND IN THE DEEP OF THE NIGHT BURNIN DOWN THE HOUSE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING IN SIGHT I'M AN ELECTRIC DEMON SON WITH A FEELIN AND A RIGHT WE LAY IT DOWN TONIGHT, YEAH, WE LAY IT DOWN TONIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA RAISE A RUCKUS, ONE WORD OF ADVICE IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE MESS, YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE CRIME IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE MESS, YOU WANNA MAKE A LITTLE CRIME IF YOU'RE GONNA DO WRONG BUDDY DO WRONG RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
-THANK YOU.
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
AYE... AYE... I'M ALIVE LIKE A SPROUTING SEED, LIKE THE DEEPEST ROOTS OF AN ANCIENT TREE I DID NOT COME HERE FOR THE BREAD, NO, I HAVE COME HOME TO WAKE THE DEAD THEY'LL SAY TELL US JACK WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHERE WILL YOU GO, NOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN COME ON BOYS, YOU GOT TO DO IT RIGHT, PRAY TO THE MOON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT COME ON JACK, WHERE DO YOU GO, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHAT DO YOU KNOW COME ON BOYS, I GOT TO TELL YOU TRUE, I'M A STRANGER HERE JUST LIKE YOU I GET HIGH AS THE MORNING SKY, THIS SONG I SING CAN NEVER DIE I GET LOW AS A GRAVEL ROAD, IN A THOUSAND TONGUES MY STORY'S TOLD WOAH... WOAH... I'M THROWING HEAT LIKE A FUNERAL PYRE, WE CAN GET ALONG LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE THIS WORLD SHE'S COLD, THIS WORLD IS MEAN, MY HEART IS STONE, MY HANDS ARE CLEAN THEY'LL SAY TELL US JACK WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHERE DO YOU GO, NOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN COME ON BOYS, YOU WANNA DO IT RIGHT, PRAY TO THE MOON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT COME ON JACK WHERE DO YOU GO, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHAT DO YOU KNOW COME ON BOYS, I GOTTA TELL YOU TRUE, I'M A STRANGER HERE JUST LIKE YOU I GET HIGH AS THE MORNING SKY, THIS SONG WE SING CAN NEVER DIE I GET LOW AS A GRAVEL ROAD, IN A THOUSAND TONGUES MY STORY'S TOLD WOAH... WOAH...
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WATCH ME ROLL LIKE AN IRON WHEEL, I CAN STACK THE DECK WHEN THE SPIRITS DEAL TIME CANNOT HOLD ME IN THIS CAGE, I'M CHEATING DEATH, I JUMP THE GRAVE THEY'LL SAY TELL US JACK, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHERE WILL YOU GO, WHAT DOES IT MEAN COME ON BOYS, YOU WANNA TO DO IT RIGHT, YOU BETTER PRAY TO THE MOON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT COME ON JACK, WHERE WILL YOU GO, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN, WHAT DO YOU KNOW COME ON BOYS, I GOTTA TELL YOU TRUE, I'M A STRANGER HERE JUST LIKE YOU I GET HIGH AS THE MORNING SKY, THIS SONG I SING CAN NEVER DIE I'VE BEEN AS LOW AS A GRAVEL ROAD, IN A THOUSAND TONGUES MY STORY'S TOLD WOAH... WOAH... WOAH... WOAH... WOAH... WOAH... WOAH... WOAH...
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
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GEN'RALS GATHERED IN THEIR MASSES, JUST LIKE WITCHES AT BLACK MASSES EVIL MINDS THAT PLOT DESTRUCTION, SORCERER OF DEATH'S CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIELDS THE BODIES BURNING, AS THE WAR MACHINE KEEPS TURNING DEATH AND HATRED TO MANKIND, POISONING THEIR BRAINWASHED MINDS
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I'LL BE GOIN' OUT TONIGHT I DON'T CARE WHAT I DO HOPE I WAKE UP IN THE MORNIN' AND I'M BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE I'MA FEEL TOMORROW LIKE A WORN DOWN PAIR OF SHOES THE ONLY POINT OF THIS BODY HERE TONIGHT IS TO BE USED CUZ I, I WANNA FEEL THAT BLOOD RUSHIN' IN MY VEINS I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO EVER TURN INTO DAY TONIGHT I'M GOING TO DO ALL THEM THINGS I WANTED TO WHILE THAT SPIRIT'S RUSHIN' NOW IN MY VEINS YES TONIGHT I'M GOING TO DO ALL THEM THINGS I WANT TO
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I'M GONNA GO ON DOWN TONIGHT TO THAT RIVER'S EDGE I'MA PULL ALL THEM DEAD IDEAS OUT MY HEAD I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE GATE, LET THE COLOSSEUM SCREAM TONIGHT THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD'S GONNA KNOW JUST WHAT I MEAN I WANNA FEEL THAT BLOOD RUSHIN' IN MY VEINS I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO EVER TURN INTO DAY YES TONIGHT I'M GOING TO DO ALL THEM THINGS I WANTED TO WHILE THAT SPIRIT'S RUSHIN' NOW IN MY VEINS YES TONIGHT I'M GOING TO DO ALL THEM THINGS I WANTED TO WHILE THAT SPIRIT'S RUSHIN' IN MY VEINS
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TONIGHT I'LL DOUSE THAT TOWN DOWN WITH GASOLINE SPIN THAT RUSTY WHEEL AND BE BURNED BY THE STEAM TONIGHT I'LL TAKE THAT MAIN LINE DIRECT INTO THE DRAIN IF YOU DON'T SEE ME TOMORROW KNOW I DIED AS I PLEASED I WANNA FEEL THAT BLOOD RUSHIN' IN MY VEINS I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO EVER TURN INTO DAY TONIGHT I'M GONNA DO ALL THEM THINGS THAT I WANT TO WHILE THAT SPIRIT'S RUSHIN' NOW IN MY VEINS YES TONIGHT I'M GONNA DO ALL THEM THINGS I WANTED TO WHILE THAT SPIRIT'S RUSHIN' IN MY VEINS
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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
IN MY DREAMS I LAUGH AND SMOKE EVERYBODY SCREAMS WHEN I TELL THEM JOKES WELL NOW I LIKE TO GAMBLE BUT I SURE DON'T EVER LOSE GOT A CLOSET FULL OF PIN STRIPED THREE PIECE SUITS I PULL ACES YOU PULL TWOS WHEN I WAKE UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I BATTLE DEMONS IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT I DON'T COME HOME UNTIL THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT I WALK WITH JESUS IS HE WALKING WITH ME? NO ONE CAN TELL NOW EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME STREETS I PULL ACES HE PULLS TWOS WHEN I WAKE UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I BATTLE DEMONS IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT I DON'T COME HOME UNTIL THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT I WALK WITH HIM IS HE WALKING WITH ME? NO ONE CAN TELL NOW EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME STREETS I PULL ACES YOU PULL TWOS WHEN I WAKE UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I DRIVE A CADILLAC A HUNDRED MILES LONG IN THE BACK YOU CAN'T HEAR MY RADIO ON HOWLIN' WOLF WILL GIVE A SPOONFUL TO YOU BUT IN MY DREAMS YOU KNOW A SPOONFUL SURE WON'T DO I PULLED ACES HE DOES TOO WHEN I WAKE UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I BATTLE DEMONS IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT I DON'T COME HOME UNTIL THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT I WALK WITH YOU BUT ARE YOU WALKING WITH ME? NO ONE CAN TELL NOW EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME STREETS I PULLED ACES YOU PULLED TWOS WHEN I WAKE UP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
-THANK YOU.
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
I WENT DOWN TO OLD JOE'S BARROOM DOWN ON THE CORNER BY THE SQUARE THEY WERE SERVING DRINKS AS USUAL OH, THE USUAL CROWD WAS THERE IN THE CORNER SAT BIG JOE MCKENNY HIS EYES WERE BLOOD SHOT RED AND AS HE TURNED TO ADDRESS THE CROWD AROUND HIM
THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
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THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
WELL I WENT DOWN TO ST JAMES INFIRMARY TO SEE MY BABY THERE SHE WAS LAID OUT ON THAT LONG WHITE TABLE SO COLD, SO PALE, SO FAIR LET HER GO, LET HER GO, GOD BLESS HER WHERE EVER SHE MAY BE LET HER SEARCH THAT WHOLE WIDE WORLD OVER NEVER FIND A MAN AS SWEET AS ME SHE'LL NEVER FIND A MAN AS SWEET AS ME
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THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
WHEN I DIE, WON'T YOU BURY ME IN MY HIGH TOP STETSON HAT PUT A TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECE ON MY WATCH CHAIN SO THE GANG'LL KNOW I DIED STANDING PAT I WANT SIX CRAPSHOOTERS FOR PALLBEARERS PRETTY GALS SING ME A SONG I WANT A JAZZ BAND ON MY HEARSE WAGON TO RAISE HELL AS WE ROLL 'LONG WON'T YOU ROLL OUT THAT RUBBER TARMAC WON'T YOU ROLL OUT THAT RUBBER TARMAC THIRTEEN MEN GO DOWN TO THAT OLD GRAVEYARD THERE'S ONLY TWELVE OF THEM MEN COMING BACK
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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
NOW THAT YOU HEARD MY STORY HAVE ANOTHER SHOT OF THE BOOZE ANYTHING ANYBODY SHOULD ASK I GOT THE ST JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES I GOT THE ST JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
-THIS HAS BEEN A BLAST, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
THESE WERE THE VERY WORDS THAT HE SAID
INSTRUMENTAL THEME MUSIC
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