Em 
He take the thunder from the mountain 
                  G 
He take the lightning from the sky 
                     A 
He bring the strong man to his bended knee 
                    Em 
He make the young girls mama cry 

You got to hidey-hide 
                  G 
You got to jump and run 
                  A 
You got to hidey hidey-hide 
        C             D               Em 
The old man's down the road 

He got the voices speakin' riddles 
                  G 
He got the eye as black as coal 
               A 
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide 
             Em 
And he stand right in the road 

You got to hidey-hide 
                  G 
You got to jump and run away 
                  A 
You got to hidey hidey-hide 
          C            D             Em 
The old man's down the road 

He make the river call your lover 
                     G 
He make the barking of the hound 
              A 
Put the shadow across the window 
                 Em 
When the old man comes around 

You got to hidey-hide 
                  G 
You got to jump and run again 
                  A 
You got to hidey hidey-hide 
         C             D             Em 
The old man's down the road 
        C               D              Em 
The old man is down the road 
        C               D               Em 
The old man is down the road