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 upon 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
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 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 rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard
Cause [bad word] #39;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
 
Then 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
 
 [bad word] 
 
When the devil finished
Johnny said well you're pretty good old son
Just sit right in that chair right there
And let me show you how it's done
 
He played Fire on the Mountain [bad word] boys [bad word] 
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no
 
 [bad word] 
 
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 [bad word] on back
If you ever wanna try again
I done told you once you son of a [bad word] 
I'm the best there's ever been
 
And he played Fire on the Mountain [bad word] boys [bad word] 
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no