Me and the Devil Blues
Nigel Watson; Peter Green Lyrics

The song, Me and the Devil Blues, by Peter Green, is a blues song with deep-seated symbolic themes. The song starts with the singer hearing a knock on the door, and in response to that, he says hello the Satan, which is the sign of acceptance of wrongdoing, a decision to pay for the bad deeds done. The singer admits that he has made some mistakes, and it is time for him to pay the piper. The second stanza shows the singer walking beside the devil. Here, he speaks of how he wants to beat his woman to be satisfied, indicating that he might have let his anger and emotions get the better of him. It is a clear sign of how he has given in to his vices and is struggling to come to terms with his behavior.

As the song progresses, the woman in question speaks up, questioning why the singer is blaming her for the events taking place. She attributes it to the "old evil spirit," but the singer is steadfast in his claim. In the last stanza, the singer doesn't care where his body is buried when he dies, indicating a complete lack of self-worth and self-preservation. The last line about the evil spirit riding the Greyhound bus comes across as a profound metaphor that harks back to the African American migration story.