Preaching The Devil's Gospel (Studio Outtake)

from UNRELEASED SONGS VOL:2 by Paul Roland

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Preaching The Devil’s Gospel studio outtake
It was a night for neither man nor beast
I thought I’d send out for a priest
Guess it was time to confess my sins
Though, hell, I wouldn’t know where to begin.

I was raised in a one-whore town
Which didn’t wake up till the sun went down
I didn’t see no sense in going to school
Just to plough a crooked furrow behind a cross-eyed mule

I’ve been preaching the devil’s gospel for so long
I don’t know right from wrong.

I had so little time to spare though I ain’t going anywhere
Till I’m ready to meet my maker
Or be one more joker for the undertaker

Lawdy mama how I misbehaved but I won’t be born again I won’t be saved

My mama said I weren’t no good, I ain’t done what a good boy should
But as Preacher John used to say, my kind don’t get to heaven anyway

Paul: The main reason I rejected this track was that I felt the devil had appeared in far too many of my songs and the good ol’ southern boy is not a role that is one I ought to be playing.

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from UNRELEASED SONGS VOL:2, released September 30, 2022

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Formerly managed by June Bolan, Paul has been spinning supernatural and historical-themed tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop and baroque strings, earning him the sobriquet, ‘The Male Kate Bush' (attributed to former label mate Robyn Hitchcock) ... more

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