Me and the Devil Blues

This article is about a song. For the manga series, see Me and the Devil Blues (manga).

"Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go".^[1]

"Me and the Devil Blues"
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released	1938 (1938)
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, June 19, 1937
Genre	Delta blues
Length	2:37 (take 1) 2:29 (take 2)
Label	Vocalion
Songwriter(s)	Robert Johnson
Producer(s)	Don Law

The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride."^[2] Johnson recorded the song, among others, in a warehouse in Dallas, that served as a makeshift recording studio, on June 19, 1937. It was his final recording session.^[2]