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 willing to make a deal
When he came across one 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 bet 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 I'll give the devil his due
I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
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
I'm the best that's ever been
Johnny you 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 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
And he pulled the bow across the strings
It made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in
And it sounded something like this
When the devil finished Johnny said
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
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 best that's ever been
I'm the best that's ever been
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 told you once you son of a b***h
I'm the best that's ever been
Fire on the mountain run boys run
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 best that's ever been
I'm the best that's ever been
I'm the best that's ever been
