devil went down to Georgia

The Devil went down to
GeorgiaHe 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 across 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 didnt know it, boy
Im a fiddle player too
And if youd care to take a dare
Well, Ill make a bet with you”“
Now you play pretty good fiddle, boy
But give the
Devil his due
Ill bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
Cause I think
Im better than you”
The boy said, “
My names
JohnnyAnd it just might be a sin
But Ill take this bet, youre gonna regret
Im the best thats ever been”
Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard
Hell broke loose in
Georgia and the
Devil deals his cards
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold
And if you lose, the
Devil gets your soul
The devil opened up his case
And he said, “
Ill start this show”
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he rosined up his bow
When he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made an evil hiss
And a band of demons joined in
And it sounded somethin like this, here we go
When the Devil finished
Johnny said, “
Well, youre pretty good, old son
But sit down in that chair right there
And let me show you how its done”
Fire on the mountain, run, boys,run
The devils in the
House of the
Rising Sun
Chicken in the bread pan pickin out dough
Granny, does your dog bite?
No, child, no
Well, the
Devil bowed his head
Because he knew that hed been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle
On the ground at
Johnnys feet
Johnny said, “
Devil, come on back
If you ever want to try again
Well, I told you once, you son of a gun
Im the best thats ever been”
Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run
The Devils in the
House of the
Rising Sun
Chicken in the bread pan pickin out dough
Granny, does your dog bite?
No, child , no