The devil went down to GeorgiaHe was lookin' for a soul to steal He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind And willing to make a deal When he came across one 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 bet you didn't know itBut I'm a fiddle player tooAnd if you'd care to take a dareI'll make a bet with you""Now you play pretty good fiddle, boyBut I'll give the devil his dueI bet a fiddle of gold against your soulI think I'm better than you" The boy said, "My name's JohnnyAnd it might be a sinBut I'll take your bet, you're gonna regretI'm the best that's ever been" Johnny you rosin up your bow And play your fiddle hard' Cause Hell's broke loose in GeorgiaAnd 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 It made an evil hiss Then a band of demons joined in And it sounded something like this When the devil finished, Johnny said"You're pretty good, old sonBut sit down in that chair right thereAnd let me show you how it's done" Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run Devil's in the house of the rising sun Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Granny does your dog bite, no, child, no The best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been 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, come on backIf you ever want to try againI told you once, you son of a ******'m the best that's ever been" Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run Devil's in the house of the rising sun Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Granny does your dog bite, no, child, no The best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been
The devil went down to GeorgiaHe was lookin' for a soul to steal He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind And willing to make a deal When he came across one 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 bet you didn't know itBut I'm a fiddle player tooAnd if you'd care to take a dareI'll make a bet with you""Now you play pretty good fiddle, boyBut I'll give the devil his dueI bet a fiddle of gold against your soulI think I'm better than you" The boy said, "My name's JohnnyAnd it might be a sinBut I'll take your bet, you're gonna regretI'm the best that's ever been" Johnny you rosin up your bow And play your fiddle hard' Cause Hell's broke loose in GeorgiaAnd 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 It made an evil hiss Then a band of demons joined in And it sounded something like this When the devil finished, Johnny said"You're pretty good, old sonBut sit down in that chair right thereAnd let me show you how it's done" Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run Devil's in the house of the rising sun Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Granny does your dog bite, no, child, no The best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been 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, come on backIf you ever want to try againI told you once, you son of a ******'m the best that's ever been" Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run Devil's in the house of the rising sun Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Granny does your dog bite, no, child, no The best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been I'm the best that's ever been
