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 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, andquot;boy let me tell you what
andquot;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 youandquot;
andquot;now you play pretty good fiddle, son
but give the devil his due
i bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
and'cause i think iand'm better than youandquot;
The boy said andquot;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 thatand's ever beenandquot;
Johhny you resin up your bow
and play your fiddle hard
and'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 openned up his case
and he said andquot;iand'll start this showandquot;
and fire flew from his fingertips
as he resined 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
andquot;well youand're pretty good, old son
but sit down in that chair right there
and let me show you how its doneandquot;
{refrain}
fire on the mountain, run boys run
the deviland's in the house of the rising sun
chicken in the bread pan pickinand' out dough
granny does your dog bite, no child no
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 andquot;devil, just come on back
if you ever want to try again
but i told you once, you son of a bitch
iand'm the best thatand's ever beenandquot;
He played
fire on the mountain, run boys run
the deviland's in the house of the rising sun
chicken in the bread pan pickinand' out dough
granny does your dog bite, no child no
