He came up from the southland, Bible in his hand
He came up with a rattlesnake shake kissin' babies he could fit in the palm of his hand
And this hand, it was a mighty, mighty hand
This hand, it was a mighty, mighty hand
Don't let his mighty hand crush you
(This hand was a mighty, mighty)

He came up with words like fire burnin' bright in the midnight hour
He came up on the back of a beauty, on a death black beauty in that midnight hour
And this hour, it was a mighty, mighty power
This hour it was a mighty, mighty power
Don't let his mighty, mighty hand crush you
(This hand was a mighty, mighty)

The devil is close
The devil is close behind you

He came up with words of angels over rhythms from the depths of hell
He came up with the world in his hands, in his mighty, mighty
And this hand, it was a mighty, mighty hand
This hand, it was a mighty, mighty hand
Don't let his mighty hand crush you
(This hand was a mighty, mighty)