devil went down to georgea

The devil went down to Georgia 
He was lookin' for a soul to steal 
He was in a bind 
'Cause he was way behind 
And he was willin' to make a deal 

When he came upon this young man 
Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot 
And the devil jumped 
Up on a hickory stump 
And said boy let me tell you what 

I guess you didn't know it 
but I'm a fiddle player too 
And if you care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you 

Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy 
But give the devil his due 
I'll bet a fiddle of gold 
Against your soul 
'Cause I think I'm better than you 

The boy said my name's Johnny 
And it might be a sin 
But I'll take your bet 
And you're gonna regret 
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been 

Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard 
Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards 
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold 
But if you lose the devil gets your soul. 

The devil opened up his case 
And he said I'll start this show 
And fire flew from his fingertips 
As he rosined up his bow 

Then he pulled the bow across the strings 
And it made a [sic] evil hiss 
And a band of demons joined in 
And it sounded something like this 

[Guitar Solo!] 

When the devil finished 
Johnny said well you're pretty good old son 
Just sit right in that chair right there 
And let me show you how it's done 

He played Fire on the Mountain 
Run boys, run 
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun 
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough 
Granny does your dog bite 
No child, no 

[Guitar Solo!!] 

The devil bowed his head 
Because he knew that he'd been beat 
And he laid that golden fiddle 
On the ground at Johnny's feet 

Johnny said, Devil just come on back 
If you ever wanna try again 
I done told you once you son of a bitch 
I'm the best there's ever been 

And he played Fire on the Mountain 
Run boys, run 
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun 
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough 
Granny does your dog bite 
No child, no 

[Guitar Solo!!! to End]