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Song of the Day

S.G. Goodman - I Can See the Devil

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music Commentary, Music

4.5605 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “I Can See the Devil” from S.G. Goodman’s album Planting by the Signs, out now.

S.G. Goodman will be performing at Fine Line on Saturday, November 8.

Transcript

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I can see the devil and he's beating on

0:03.0

I can see the devil and he's beating on

0:06.0

I can see the devil and I can see the mamas

0:12.0

working for a dollar

0:18.0

all while trying to teach their babies

0:22.6

in the cities and the hollers

0:28.6

to keep on walking in the sunshine

0:34.6

walking in the sunshine

0:40.3

Spoon bread

0:43.8

butter

0:44.5

And some cane roll

0:46.5

Part liquor

0:50.6

Bugging on a ham bowl

0:52.9

To be my last request up on their throat

0:59.0

To taste the sunshine

1:03.0

They made the little greens grow

1:05.0

It keep me walking

1:09.0

And the sunshine

1:11.6

Walking in the sunshine

1:16.6

I can see the devil and he's beating on I can see the devil and he's beating on I can see the devil and he's beating on I can see the devil and he's beaten on his old lady that just means I can see the sunshine keep on walking in the sunshine Keep on walking

1:46.0

In the sunshine

1:48.0

Walking in the sunshine

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