The Devil Went Down To Georgia Lyrics

The Devil Went Down To Georgia lyrics

The devil went down to Georgia 

He was looking for a soul to steal 

And
he was in a bind 

'Cause he was way behind 

And was willin' to make a
deal 

When he came upon a boy playing 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 bet 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 a 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, your gonna regret 

'Cause I'm the best that's ever
been." 



Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard 

'Cause
hell'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,

"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 

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, 

"Well you're pretty good
ol' son! 

But sit down in that chair right there 

And let me show you
how it's done!" 

Fire on the mountain, run boys run 

Devil's in the
house of the rising sun 

Chickens in the breadpan, picking out dough


Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no 



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 wanna try again. 

I done told you once, 

You
son-of-a-bitch, 

I'm the best that's ever been!" 



He played:


Fire on the mountain, run boys run 

Devil's in the house of the rising
sun 

Chickens in the breadpan, picking out dough 

Granny does your dog
bite? No, child, no.....