The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, cos he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal

When he came across this young man sawing on a fiddle and he 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 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'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 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'll get this shiny fiddle made of gold
But if you lose the Devil gets your soul

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/wzLThe Devil opened up his case, and said, "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his finger tips 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, it sounded just 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 it's done"

Fire on the Mountain, run, boys, run
The Devil's in the house of the rising sun,
Chicken 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 want to try again
cos I told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm
the best there'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 breadpan picking out dough
Granny will your dog bite, "No, child, no"