The Devil Went Down to Georgia Lyrics - Zac Brown Band

1 The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal

2 He was in a bind, cause he was way behind

3 And he was willing to make a deal

4 Well he come across a young man sawing on a fiddle and he played it hot

5 The devil jumped up on a hickory stump

6 And said "boy, let me tell you what

7 In case you didn't know it, I'm a fiddle player too

8 And if you care to make a dare

9 I'll make a bet with you

10 Now you play pretty good fiddle, son but give the devil his due

11 I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul

12 Cause I think I'm better than you!

13 Well the boy said "my name's johnny, and it might be a sin

14 But I'll take your bet you're gonna regret

15 Cause I'm the best there's ever been!

16 Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard

17 Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia

18 And the devil deals the cards

19 And if you win you'll get this shiny fiddle made of gold

20 But if you lose the devil gets your soul

21 The devil opened up his case, and said, "I'll start this show"

22 And fire flew from his finger tips as he rosined up his bow

23 When he pulled that bow across the strings, it made an evil hiss

24 And a band of demons joined in, it sounded just like this

25 When the devil finished, johnny said, "well you're pretty good old son

26 But just sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done"

27 He played fire on the mountain, run, boys, run

28 The devil's in the house with the rising sun,

29 Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough,

30 Granny does your dog bite, "no, child, no"

31 The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat

32 And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at johnny's feet

33 And johnny said, "devil, come on back if you ever want to try again

34 But I told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best there's ever been!"

35 He played fire on the mountain, run, boys, run

36 The devil's in the house with the rising sun

37 Chicken in the breadpan picking out dough

38 Granny does your dog bite, "no, child, no"