the  charlie  daniels  band

  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  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  and  you're

  gonna  regret  'cause  i'm  the  best  there'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

  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  you're  pretty  good  old  son

  just  sit  right  in  that  chair  right  there

  and  let  me  show  you  how  it's  done

  fire  on  the  mountain  run  boys,  run

  the  devil's  in  the  house  of  the  rising  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  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  againever  wanna  try

  i  done  told  you  once  you  son  of  a

  bitch  i'm  the  best  there's  ever  been  and  he  played

  fire  on  the  mountain  run  boys,  run

    the  devil's  in  the  house  of  the  rising  sun

    chicken  in  a  bread  pan  picken'  out  dough

    granny  does  your  dog  bite  no  child,  no