Once upon a time in a town so fine,
a blue-eyed girl came around
She said,
my name is Maggie Mae,
and I need a place to stay
I'll do any work, and I'll pay my way
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will find you
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will find you
She found a job at a one-night party,
serving beer and bootleg whiskey
She worked in the barroom,
she emptied the glasses,
and none of the men dared to touch her hand
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will find you
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will find you
One day a stranger came from the south side gate,
riding a horse
The girl's head is stumbling to the bar,
and asked if a girl named Maggie Mae had been sent this way
Run,
Maggie Mae, cause the devil, he will find you
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will find you
My name is Maggie Mae,
and I came this way for the husband I had killed my daughter in May
I shot him in the heart,
and I'm ready to pay I shot him in the heart,
and I'm ready to pay
Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will get you Run,
Maggie Mae,
cause the devil,
he will get you
He laid his two hands across the bar,
and tried to restrain from a fall But three horsemen,
riding horses of light,
came into town from the south side
Run,
Maggie Mae, cause the Lord, he has saved you