[Verse 1]
Well, 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 willing to make a deal
When he came across this young man
Pickin' on a guitar and playin' it hot
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said "Boy, let me tell you what"

[Verse 2]
"You probably didn’t even know it, but I am a guitar player too
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll just make a bet with you
Now you're playin' pretty good guitar, boy, but give the Devil his due
I'll bet a guitar o' gold against your soul, I think I'm better than you"

[Verse 3]
The boy said, "My name’s Johnny and it might bе a sin
But I’m gon' take your bet and you’re gonna rеgret
I'm the best there's ever been"

[Chorus]
Johnny, limber up your fingers and play your guitar hard
'Cause Hell’s broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals the cards
And if you win, you get this shiny guitar made of gold
But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul
[Verse 4]
The Devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips as he started tuning his strings
He put that pick down on them strings and it made an evil sound
And him and the band of demons started puttin' this weird music down

[Verse 5]
When the Devil finished, Johnny said
"That's pretty good picking ol' son
But you just flop down in that chair right there
I'm gon' show you how this stuff's done"

[Chorus]
Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
The chicken in the bread-pan pickin' out dough
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no

[Verse 6]
Well, that ol' Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden guitar down on the ground at Johnny's feet
Johnny said, "Devil, come on back if you ever wanna try again
I done told you once, you son of a gun, I'm the best there's ever been"
And he played

[Chorus]
Fire on the mountain, run, boys, run
The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun
The chicken in the bread-pan pickin' out dough
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no