the lord knows mercy he don t know fire and fire receive thy soul and fire receive thy soul the devil knows mercy the devil knows fire and fire receive thy soul and fire receive thy soul i see the sun alone i see the sun alone every morning i see the soul of you the rest is instinctive guess now who holds thee is it death is it death is it death is it death is it death nay it s not death nay it s not death and this tonight do not retire the lost trade their bibles for whiskey s sweet fire and fire receive thy soul and fire receive thy soul the lost tonight do not retire i m faithful i m faithful in fire and fire receive thy soul is it death is it death is it death is it death nay it s not death nay it s not death2