The devil went down to georgia he was looking for a soul to steal

He was in a bind cause he was way behind

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 upon 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 a 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

And you're gonna regret cause I'm the best there's ever been

Johnny rosing 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 and it made an evil hiss

And a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this

When the devil finished johnny said well you're pretty good ol 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's in the bread pan 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 wanna try again

Cause I've told you once you son of a b***h

I'm the best there's ever been

And he played

Fire on the mountain run boys run

The devil's in the house of the rising sun

Chicken's in the bread pan picking out dough

Granny does your dog bite no child no