The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The devil went down to Georgia 
He was looking for a soul to steal 
And he was in a bind 
'Cause he was way behind 
And was willin' to make a deal 
When he came upon a boy playing 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 bet 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, your gonna regret 
'Cause I'm the best that'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 
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 ol' son! 
But sit down in that chair right there 
And let me show you how it's done! 
Fire on the mountain, run boys run 
Devil's in the house of the rising sun 
Chickens in the breadpan, picking 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 wanna try again. 
I done told you once, 
You son-of-a-bitch, 
I'm the best that's ever been! 

He played: 
Fire on the mountain, run boys run 
Devil's in the house of the rising sun 
Chickens in the breadpan, picking out dough 
Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no.....