the devil went down to georgia
he was lookin’ for a soul to steal
he was in a bind ’cause he was way behind
he was willing to make a deal
when he came across this young man sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it hot
and the devil jumped upon 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 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
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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
and he pulled the bow across the strings and it made an evil hiss
and a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this
demonic violin piece
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
the devil’s in the house of the rising sun
chicken’s in the bread pan picking out dough
granny does your dog bite no child no
nondemonic violin piece
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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 onceyou son of a bitchi’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’s in the bread pan picking out dough
granny will your dog bite no child no
Artist: The Charlie Daniels Band
Year: 1979
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 211