Hand of the Devil

The hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and knocked me down
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
The hand of fate is heavy nowI killed a man, I'm highway bound
The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
Turning round, turning round
I should have known it was a one horse townMy sweet girl was once his wife
And he had papers that the judge had signed
The wind blew hard, it was a stormy night
He shot me once, but I shot him twiceThe hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it kicked me right down
Kicked me right down, kicked me right downI had to save her life
Yeah, I gunned him twice
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out, boy
Yeah, I watched him dieHe was a bar room man, the violent kind
He had no love for that gal of mine
Then one day in the drinking bout
He swore he'd throw me right of townThe hand of fate is on me now
I shot that man, I put him underground
I put him underground, yes I didI'm on the run, I hear the hounds
My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it childThe hand of fate is on me now
Yeah, it's too late, baby
I say, too late baby, too late now
The hand of fate is upon me nowOh yeah, I said
The hand of fate is heavy now, heavy now
The hand of fate is heavy now
It pick you up and knock you downIt's too late, it's too late now
The hand of fate is on me now
It pick you up and it knock you down