J. J. CALE - DEVIL IN DISGUISE

DEVIL IN DISGUISE

J. J. CALE

SONGWRITER: J. J. CALE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: GRASSHOPPER

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1982

 

                 John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knopfler, Neil Young and Eric Clapton, who described him as "one of the most important artists in the history of rock". He is considered to be one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz.

                   In 2008, Cale, along with Clapton, received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido.

              Grasshopper is a 1982 album by J. J. Cale. It was his seventh studio album since his debut in 1972.

From the California shore to New York City

The beat don't never stop

You can hear it on the radio anywhere you go

It's steady as the rhythm of a clock

It cuts through the noise of the city life

It won't seem to go away

It's the devil in disguise I tell you no lies

My fingers do the walking everyday

 

Yonder comes a young girl she wants to take a whirl

She thinks it's all a dream

She got rock and roll way down in her soul

She wants to know where's the limousine

Get up honey let your mama sit down

You're too young anyway

The devil in disguise give her the prize

Then you can carry her away

 

When the road I travel starts to unravel

Every which way it goes

The beat starts to press on my bullet proof vest

And my high turns out to be low

Give me my guitar I'm going to go far

Let me see it let me hold it in my hand

I'm the devil in disguise I tell you no lies

I'm playing in a rock 'n roll band.