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The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal |
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He was in a bind, cause he was way behind |
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And he was willing to make a deal |
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Well he come across a young man sawing on a fiddle and he played it hot |
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The devil jumped up on a hickory stump |
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And said "boy, let me tell you what |
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In case you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too |
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And if you care to make a dare |
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I'll make a bet with you |
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Now you play pretty good fiddle, son but give the devil his due |
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I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul |
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Cause I think I'm better than you! |
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Well the boy said "my name's johnny, and it might be a sin |
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But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret |
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Cause I'm the best there's ever been! |
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Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard |
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Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia |
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And the devil deals the cards |
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And if you win you'll get this shiny fiddle made of gold |
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But if you lose the devil gets your soul |
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The devil opened up his case, and said, "I'll start this show" |
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And fire flew from his finger tips as he rosined up his bow |
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When he pulled that bow across the strings, it made an evil hiss |
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And a band of demons joined in, it sounded just like this |
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When the devil finished, johnny said, "well you're pretty good old son |
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But just sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done" |
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He played fire on the mountain, run, boys, run |
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The devil's in the house with the rising sun, |
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Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough, |
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Granny does your dog bite, "no, child, no" |
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The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat |
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And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at johnny's feet |
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And johnny said, "devil, come on back if you ever want to try again |
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But I told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best there's ever been!" |
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He played fire on the mountain, run, boys, run |
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The devil's in the house with the rising sun |
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Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough |
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Granny does your dog bite, "no, child, no" |