[Verse 1]

Well, I've never been a religious man

But I've seen the Devil now and then

He ain't a monster like on the big screen

He's a lot less red and a lot more mean

Now, the Devil's a man in a sharp black suit

With slicked-back hair and polished boots

A crisp white shirt and a blood-red tie

And a smile that says, "I don't care if you die"

Now, that mean ol' Devil is a businessman

And there ain't no business better than

The morally bankrupt pyramid scheme

That he marketed to us as thе American Dream

[Chorus]

The Dеvil ain't red, he's sickly green

And he's the cruellest hollow bastard that you've ever seen

You might get rich while under his spell

But he will come collecting when he sees you in Hell

[Verse 2]

He whispers vile, malignant spew

In the open ears of the wealthy few

His hollow voice is pained and gruff

He says, "The have-nots have enough!"

He buys them off with fantasies

Of fancy cars and shopping sprees

"I'll give you power and influence

If you join in my experiments"

When his slick possession's done

He sends his spawn to Washington

They ensure that the poor stay poor

'Cause that's what the Devil pays them for

[Chorus]

The Devil ain't red, he's sickly green

And he's the cruellest hollow bastard that you've ever seen

You might get rich while under his spell

But he will come collecting when he sees you in Hell

[Bridge]

Anyone and everyone can get sucked in

From factory workers to Wall Street men

But when his greedy game begins

Only the Devil really wins

The nation's backbone slowly breaks

As he takes and he takes and he takes and he takes

But no matter how many millions he makes

His cold, hard grip is hard to shake

We're all rats caught in his trap

Patiently waiting for the jaws to snap

Gnashing our teeth against the cage

Our cries as useless as our rage

Ain't no messiah gonna save our soul

When the Devil comes to collect his toll

The only way out of this capitalist hell

Is to break the bonds of his soul-sucking spell

[Chorus]

The Devil ain't red, he's sickly green

And he's the cruellest hollow bastard that you've ever seen

You might get rich while under his spell

But he will come collecting when he sees you in Hell

The Devil ain't red, he's sickly green

And he's the cruellest hollow bastard that you've ever seen

You might get rich while under his spell

But that son of a bitch will come collecting in Hell