The devil went down to georgia
he was lookinand' for a soul to steal
he was in a bind
and'cause he was way behind
and he was willinand' to make a deal
When he came upon this young man
sawinand' on a fiddle and playinand' it hot
and the devil jumped
up on a hickory stump
and said boy let me tell you what
I guess you didnand't know it
but iand'm a fiddle player too
and if youand'd care to take a dare iand'll make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy
but give the devil his due
iand'll bet a fiddle of gold
against your soul
and'cause i think iand'm better than you
The boy said my nameand's johnny
and it might be a sin
but iand'll take your bet
and youand're gonna regret
and'cause iand'm the best thereand's ever been
Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard
cause helland'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 iand'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
[instrumental]
When the devil finished
johnny said well youand're pretty good old son
but sit down in that chair right there
and let me show you how itand's done
He played fire on the mountain
run boys, run
the deviland's in the house of the rising sun
chicken in a bread pan pickenand' out dough
granny does your dog bite
no child, no
[instrumental]
The devil bowed his head
because he knew that heand'd been beat
and he laid that golden fiddle
on the ground at johnnyand'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
iand'm the best thatand's ever been
He played fire on the mountain
run boys, run
the deviland's in the house of the rising sun
chicken in a bread pan pickenand' out dough
granny will your dog bite
no child, no
[instrumental to end]
