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 across 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 boy 

I'm a fiddle player too 

And if you care to take a dare 

Well 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 just might be a sin 

But I'll take this bet, you're gonna regret, 

I'm the best that's ever been 



Johnny rosin up your bow 

And play your fiddle hard 

Hell broke loose in Georgia 

And the devil deals his 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 

When he pulled the bow across the strings 

And it made an evil hiss 

And a band of demons joined it 

And it sounded somethin' like this 

Here we go 



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 bread pan pickin' out dough 

Granny does your dog bite 

No child no 



Well, 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, come on back 

If you ever want to try again 

I done told you once you son of a gun, 

I'm the best that's ever been"



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