(And now, high atop the Palmer House from the elegant Pump Room of the magnificent Terrence Trent Taylor Motel, asking that musical question: why is the devil red' Out of the land of the devil plant rides a tall red look. Feared by his friends and enemies alike, goes by the name of Devil Red. Where are you a-heading Devil Red' How many saddles will be empty tonight because of you' How many men will ride the wild plain north through Mexico' The badlands, the banditos, the taquitos, the burritos, the Cheetos, the Doritos, the... How many more will die' How many...
Oh, forget it.)

(That's the devil, he's attacking. Okay, we're gonna have to...)

Why is the devil red'
Why ain't the devil blue'
Why is the devil red'
Why is the devil hue'

Well, you give the devil sulphur,
You give the devil horns,
You give the devil a pitchfork and you give the devil corns,
Does he look like Robert DiNiro with them big, long fingernails'
Does he make you dance like Charo or sing like Jerry Vale'

Well, who's that looking like an angel of light'
Who's that dressed in a gown of white'
Who's that saying, "Everything's alright"'
Who's that grinning in the dead of night'

Why is the devil red'
Why ain't the devil blue'
Why is the devil red'
Why ain't the devil hue'

Well, you give the devil hot breath,
You put him on a tower,
You give the devil about fifteen toes,
You give him his devil power.

Well, who's that looking like an angel of light'
Who's that dressed in a gown of white'
Who's that saying, "Everything's alright"'
Who's that grinning in the dead of night' - oh, pick it.

Yeah, who's that looking like an angel of light'
Who's that dressed in a gown of white'
Who's that saying, "Everything's alright'"
Who's that grinning in the dead of night'

Why is the devil red'
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Why is the devil red'

(Thankyou - Terry Taylor, the vocal - Mike Roe, vocal - Derri Daughtry, the vocal)