Johnsons lyrics are cryptic and open to interpretation, but many believe the song is about the devil coming to collect the soul of a man who has strayed from the straight and narrow. The lyrics “Early this morning when you knocked upon my door, Early this morning when you knocked upon my door, And I said, ‘Hello, Satan, I believe it’s
Earlythis mornin′, when you knocked upon my door Early this mornin' Early this mornin′, when you knocked upon my door Early this mornin', ooh, when you knocked upon my Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go". The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride." . 335 380 141 476 486 53 252 348