Lil' Devil

General Information:

Recorded: 1987
Written by: Ian Astbury/Billy Duffy
Album(s) the song appears on: Electric, Live Cult, Pure Cult (1993), High Octane Cult, Pure Cult (2000)
Played live for the first time: Mar 7, 1987
Most recently played live: Mar 26, 2006
Notes: The CD single for Lil' Devil was the first CD single ever released by Beggars Banquet. Ian likes to improvise with this song a fair bit when it's played live. The lyrics are routinely changed to "Trying to get to heaven 'fore the shit goes down." He has also been known to replace "heaven" with the city name that they are playing.

Remix Information:

There is a demo version of this song available

Lyrics:

Livin in a shack in a one-horse town
Trying to get to heaven 'fore the sun goes down

Lizard in a bottle
Dizzy in a haze for 40 days
Hey there little devil

Come on little devil be my little angel
Come on little devil be my angel

She came on with an alligator smile
Dynamite lover scorpion child
She came on with a cyclone kiss
Hey there baby you don't never miss

Lizard in a bottle

Hey there little devil

Come on little devil be my little angel
Come on little devil and be my angel

Come on little devil be my little angel
Come on little devil and be my angel