The Merry Wives Of Windsor - The Devil and the Knight lyrics

by Stu Venable A victorious knight on a battlefield, He prayed for an ale most dear But the prayer's address he was remiss, so it fell to the Devil's ear Through thunderous sky, He did arrive, with cloven hoof and beard But the knight, he stayed, and his soul betrayed For the Devil brought him beer Chorus But he sold his soul for a cup of ale And the Devil was filled with glee For the ugly truth, though we have no proof, Is in Hell they just serve tea [oh, no!] The Devil said, "Fine warrior, pray, have a pilsner to quench your thirst, 'Tis the finest beer from the Prussian lands, but I must be reimbursed. So at your end, your soul I'll rend, From the front of Heaven's Gate. To Hell, we'll turn, and there, you'll burn, And thus will be your fate." Chorus Well he sold his soul for a cup of ale And the Devil was filled with glee And the ugly truth, though we have no proof, Is in Hell they just serve tea [oh, no!] So the knight he took this German drink and pounded it in one sup With a mighty slurp and a thundrous burp, he tossed the empty cup Well the Devil howled, and the skies he found With sadistic song of fear To the knight farewell, "I'll see you in Hell," And with that he disappeared Chorus Having sold his soul for a cup of ale And the Devil was filled with glee 'Cause the ugly truth, though we have no proof, Is in Hell they just serve tea [oh, no!] As many years had pa**ed away, the knight in battle died And thus his fate, at the Pearly Gate, was the Devil at his side But Saint Pete was there, to make him aware That the Devil's plot would fail For the catch was this, that German piss Could hardly pa** for ale Chorus Well he sold his soul for a cup of ale And the Devil was filled with glee 'Cause the ugly truth, though we have no proof, Is in Hell they just serve tea The ugly truth, though we have no proof, Is in Hell they just serve tea [oh, no!] ------------------------------