The Devil Went
Down To Georgia
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 willing to make a deal
When
he came across this young man
Sawing on a fiddle and playing 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'd care to take a dare
I'll make a bet with you"
"Now
you play pretty good fiddle, boy
But give the devil his due
I 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 that's ever been"
Johhny
you rosein 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 openned up his case
And he said "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he roseined up his bow
And
he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in
And it sounded something like this
When
the devil finished Johnny said
"Well you're 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 devil's in the house of the rising sun
Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough
Granny does your dog bite, no child no
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 want to try again
I done told you once, you son of a gun
I'm the best that's ever been"
He
played
Fire on the mountain, run boys run
The devil's in the house of the rising sun
Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough
Granny DOES your dog bite, no child no