Song by The Charlie Daniels Band<br /><br>
The devil went down to Georgia <br>
He was lookin' for a soul to steal <br>
He was in a bind <br>
'Cause he was way behind <br>
And he was willin' to make a deal <br>
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When he came upon this young man <br>
Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot <br>
And the devil jumped <br>
Up on a hickory stump <br>
And said boy let me tell you what <br>
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I guess you didn't know it <br>
but I'm a fiddle player too <br>
And if you care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you <br>
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Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy <br>
But give the devil his due <br>
I'll bet a fiddle of gold <br>
Against your soul <br>
'Cause I think I'm better than you <br>
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The boy said my name's Johnny <br>
And it might be a sin <br>
But I'll take your bet <br>
And you're gonna regret <br>
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been <br>
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Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard <br>
Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards <br>
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold <br>
But if you lose the devil gets your soul. <br>
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The devil opened up his case <br>
And he said I'll start this show <br>
And fire flew from his fingertips <br>
As he rosined up his bow <br>
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Then he pulled the bow across the strings <br>
And it made a [sic] evil hiss <br>
And a band of demons joined in <br>
And it sounded something like this <br>
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[Instrumental] <br>
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When the devil finished <br>
Johnny said well you're pretty good old son <br>
Just sit right in that chair right there <br>
And let me show you how it's done <br>
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He played Fire on the Mountain <br>
Run boys, run <br>
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun <br>
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough <br>
Granny does your dog bite <br>
No child, no <br>
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[Instrumental] <br>
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The devil bowed his head <br>
Because he knew that he'd been beat <br>
And he laid that golden fiddle <br>
On the ground at Johnny's feet <br>
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Johnny said, Devil just come on back <br>
If you ever wanna try again <br>
I done told you once you son of a bitch <br>
I'm the best there's ever been <br>
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And he played Fire on the Mountain <br>
Run boys, run <br>
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun <br>
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough <br>
Granny does your dog bite <br>
No child, no <br>
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[Instrumental to end]<br>
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