He take the thunder from the mountain

He take the lightning from the sky

He bring the strong man to his begging knee

He make the young girl's mama cry



You got to hidey-hide

You got to jump and run

You got to hidey-hie

The old man is down the road



He got the voices speak in riddles

He got the eye as black as coal

He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide

And he stands right in the road



You got to hidey-hide

You got to jump up run away

You got to hidey-hide

The old man is down the road



He make the river call your lover

He make the barking of the hound

Put a shadow 'cross the window

When the old man comes around



You got to hidey-hide

You got to jump and run again

You got to hidey-hidey hide

The old man is down the road

The old man is down the road