Been ten long years since the devil laid
his fiddle at johnny's feet.
and it burned inside his mind
the way he suffered that defeat.
in the darkest pits of hell
the devil hatched an evil plan
to tempt the fiddle player
for he's just a mortal man.
the sin of pride the devil cried
is what will do you in!
i thought we had this settled
i'm the best thats ever been
Johnny did you ever know that time keeps marchin'on
the coldest hour is the one comes just before the dawn
the devil's back in georgia
will you stand up to the test?
or will you let the devil be the best?
Truth is i haven't played much
since the baby came in june,
but give me half a minute
and i'll get this fiddle back in tune.
The devil grabbed the golden fiddle
out of johnny's hand and said
well i'm a fiddle player underground
but now i walk upon the land !
Ya'll better just be turnin' back
if you want this boy to win
cause practice is the only cure
for the predicament he's in
now devil it would be a sin
for you to get my vote
so you go on back to hell
and to the wood shed i will go
Johnny are you practicing
or will your hands grow cold
the devil walks the land
and plays a fiddle made of gold.
can you hear the babe a cryin'
will he ever know ;
the devil wants his daddy's very soul.
Before we play i wanna thank you
for lettin' gods own word ring true
he said you can't be trusted
yeah so what you gonna do?
well you get you fiddle devil
if you think that you can win
cause i beat you once you old dog
and i can whip your butt again !!
John brown's green, the devil is red
momma's little baby loves shortlin' bread
devils dream is that he can win
but johnny is the best thats ever been !