the devil went down to Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band
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 willin to make a deal
When he came upon this young man Sawin 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 guess you didnt know it but Im a fiddle player too
And if you care to take a dare Ill make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy But give the devil his due
Ill bet a fiddle of gold Against your soul Cause I think Im better than you
The boy said my names Johnny And it might be a sin
But Ill take your bet And youre gonna regret Cause Im the best theres ever been
Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard
Cause hells 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 Ill 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
And a band of demons joined in And it sounded something like this

When the devil finished Johnny said well youre pretty good old son
Just sit right in that chair right there And let me show you how its done
Fire on the Mountain Run boys, run
The devils in the House of theRising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken out dough
Granny does your dog bite No child, no

The devil bowed his head Because he knew that hed been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle On the ground at Johnnys feet
Johnny said, Devil just come on back If you ever wanna try again
I done told you once you son of a ***** Im the best theres ever been And he played
Fire on the Mountain Run boys, run
The devils in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken out dough
Granny does your dog bite No child, no