The Devil Went Down to Georgia He was looking 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 sawing on a fiddle and playing it hot And the devil jumped up on 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 care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you Now you play 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 and you're gonna regret, cause I'm the best there's ever been." Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard Hell's broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards And if you win, you'll get this shiney 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 Fire blew from his finger tips as he rosined up his bow 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.... MUSIC INTERLUDE When the devil finished Johnny said, "well you're pretty good ol' son But sit down in that chair right there, Let me show you how it's done." Fire on the mountain, run boys, run Devil's in the house of the rising sun (skat) 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 want to try again. I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best there's ever been." He played fire on the mountain, run boys run Devil's in the house of the rising sun (skat)