The devil sure is busy The devil sure is busy He's in every city Working on your soul is his main goal Making you think evil thoughts is always what he's trying to do He'll make you choose between bad or good Oh better beware The devil sure is busy He's in every city Whispering in your ear plain and clear You shouldn't listen you oughta have fear The devil sure is busy He's in every city When your mind is idle that's when he's most strong He'll make you choose right from wrong Then you do it, you give in Then he wins The devil sure is busy He's in every city He's so busy He's in every city He's in Philadelphia, PA He's in Atlanta, GA He's in Alabama He's in California He's in Texas He's in New York City The devil sure is busy He's got a thing Said the devil, he's got a thing He wants to work on you He wants to work on me Oh devil, Lucifer You're too busy for me You're too busy for me You're in every city Causing wars, causing crime, causing You won't ever stay away from me Don't want no part of you Because you're too busy And if you let him he'll get to you But the devil sure is busy He's in every city I don't want being a part of that old devil He'll work a spell on you The old devil, stay away You will never stay away Stay away, don't come near me today No don't you do that The devil sure is busy He's in every city Working on your mind Work a thing He's almost running out of time Don't let him get to you