Evil Hound

[Verse] Once there was a hound Dark as midnight skies Eyes like smolderin' embers Watchin' from the pines Ran wild through the hollers Terrorized the land With a howl that'd shiver Every child and man [Verse 2] Old Jake was a farmer Hardened by the fields Heard tales of the beast Draggin' down the hills One lonely night 'neath the cold Crescent moon That evil dog come 'round Hummin' death's old tune [Chorus] Beware the evil hound Creeping in the dark Scratches on your doorstep Leavin' his sinister mark Run Run fast Don't look back at all He’s a curse that haunts He'll make even the brave fall [Verse 3] Folks spoke in hushed tones When day turned to dusk Of those who disappeared In the woods Just dust Old man Rivers swore He’d seen the beast real close Said those eyes held secrets Of spirits and ghosts [Verse 4] Mothers kept children indoors When shadows grew long Whispered 'round the hearth 'bout the hound in song One night a storm came And with it the hound's call Lightning struck the barn Consumed and ended all [Chorus] Beware the evil hound Creeping in the dark Scratches on your doorstep Leavin' his sinister mark Run Run fast Don't look back at all He’s a curse that haunts He'll make even the brave fall