"Let Me Go, Devil" is a song written in 1953 by Jenny Lou Carson.
Williams' battle with alcoholism and subsequent death inspired her to write the song.
It was first recorded on July 2, 1953, by Wade Ray, followed a few weeks later by Georgie Shaw, Johnny Bond and Tex Ritter.
In 1954, then Columbia Records producer Mitch Miller felt the song as written was too depressing for pop audiences and suggested that "Devil" be changed to "Lover".
The pop song writing team of Fred Wise, Kay Twomey, and Ben Weisman writing under the pseudonym Al Hill, were hired to rewrite the lyrics.