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The Devil Taught Me To Pray by The Nelons

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Intro:

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Verse 1:

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Lord, oh, Lord what have I done
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Just another prodigal always on the run
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But give credit where credit is due
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That ole devil, he drove me to You
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So, I guess you can say
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Thatoledevil
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Hetaught me howto pray

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Lord, oh,Lord I'm tired and weak
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I'm no stranger to the wiles of the enemy
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Oh, that lion may roam to and fro
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But there's something that he needs to know
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When he'd come my way
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That ole devil
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He taught me how to pray

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Oh, he thought that he could keep me from You
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He thought he would teach me a thing or two
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He knocked me to my knees that was a fatal mistake
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That ole devil, that ole devil
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He taught me how to pray

Verse 2:

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Lord, Oh Lord this life can be hard
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There are battles I have lost and I bear the scars
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When that tempter comes tempting again
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I've got something prepared just for him
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So, I guess you can say
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That ole devil
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He taught me how to pray

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Lord, oh,Lord I'm tired

Outro:

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Now I lay me down to sleep
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I pray the Lord my soul to keep
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If I should die before I awake
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I pray the Lord my soul to take
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Now I lay me down to sleep
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I pray the Lord my soul to keep
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If I should die before I awake
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I pray the Lord my soul to take
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Pray in the morning
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Pray in the noontime
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Pray in evening to
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Pray for my brother
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Pray for my sister
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Gonna pray till I pray through
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Pray in the morning
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Pray in evening to

Pray for my soul to keep
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If I should die before I awake
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I pray the Lord my soul to take