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The Devil Went Down to Georgia
by 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 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'd 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 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 that's ever been!"
    Johnny you resin 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 resined 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, old son,
But sit down in that chair right there
And let me show you how its done"
He played:
    Fire on the mountain, run boys run
    The 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 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,
But I 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
    The 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

Date: 2004-06-20 08:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] billroper
Yup. One of my favorites.

Date: 2004-06-20 10:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vettecat.livejournal.com
Ooooh, I love that song...

Date: 2004-06-21 05:35 am (UTC)

Date: 2004-06-21 06:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shadesong.livejournal.com
Fun fact: I learned that song in my wilderness survival camp in Utah. We hiked for over half the day every day, and we sang to keep moving...

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