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The Devil Lyrics

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The Devil

From …and then you shoot your cousin2014

Written by Anthony Woods SJ, Mary Lou Williams

Produced by Anthony Woods SJ, Mary Lou Williams

Lyrics

The Devil

[Howard Roberts Singers] The Devil never rest, come day, come dusk, come dawn You compromise and wind up sold in parts So don’t it strike you funny when you look him in the eye The Devil looks a lot like you and I

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About this track

"The Devil" is a song by The Roots from the album …and then you shoot your cousin, released in 2014. The song was written by Anthony Woods SJ, Mary Lou Williams. It was produced by Anthony Woods SJ, Mary Lou Williams.

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Anthony Woods SJ— 1 credits as credited →
Howard Roberts Choral Group— 1 credits as credited →
Mary Lou Williams— 2 credits as credited →

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