MYSTERIOUS WAYS, PART FOUR
Lyrics & Music by Steve Haggard.
Publisher: Golden Harp Music (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
 
This is the fourth song in what I like to call The Mysterious Ways Saga, which began when
I wrote a song called "Mysterious Ways" back in the year 2000.  I never intended to write a Part Two, let alone the others that have followed... but I've now written and recorded six
of them. This one has a little something for everyone: the Devil, counterfeiting, grapes in a vineyard, and a party in Chicken Alley (which is a real place.) - Steve H. 

1)  She was somewhere east of nowhere / with the Devil at the wheel 
He said, "I'm lookin' for a soul / would you like to make a deal?"  
She said, "Get behind me, Satan / you're a little late
You know I sold that sucker / back in 1988" 
The Devil shook his head and sighed / and said, "It's been one of those days"
Ah, the Lord works / in mysterious ways 

2)  I was tired of workin' / for a nickel and a dime  
When I heard that counterfeitin' / was The Gentleman's Crime  
So I got some special paper / and a bunch of copper plates 
And I whipped me up some currency / of these United States
Now I laugh when I hear them say / that crime never pays
'Cause I know the Lord works / in mysterious ways

3)  I stumbled into Asheville / lookin' for a place to eat  
And down in Chicken Alley / there was a party in the street
The buildings there were painted / red and blue and green  
And they were dancin' on the tables / like you've never seen 
Drinkin' champagne out of paper cups / for forty nights and forty days 
Well, the Lord works / in mysterious ways 

4)  I've been toilin' in the vineyard / but I haven't seen the Lord  
Been tramplin' out the vintage / where the grapes of life are stored 
I've got one foot in Heaven / one foot in Hell  
And there really ain't much difference / as far as I can tell
But don't you worry about me / I'm just going through a phase
You see, the Lord works / in mysterious ways 

"Mysterious Ways, Part Four" appears on the Steve Haggard CD
Haint Blue. Available on Wild Oats Records (OAT-718)