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 Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here 
he comes in the likeness of read more 
 Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here 
he comes in the likeness of a Jew. 
 The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
 Modo he's called, and Mahu.  
 The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
 Modo he's called, and Mahu. 
Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.
 Satan; so call him now, his former name
 Is heard no more in heaven.  
 Satan; so call him now, his former name
 Is heard no more in heaven. 
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
 Accursed be he who plays with the devil.
 [Ger., Verflucht wer mit dem Teufel spielt.]  
 Accursed be he who plays with the devil.
 [Ger., Verflucht wer mit dem Teufel spielt.] 
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
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 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
  And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight.
   I conjure thee by all the saints in heaven.