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 that's ever been"



Johnny did you ever know that time keeps marching 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

Boy I'm a fiddle player underground but now I walk upon the land.

Y'all better just be turning back if y'all 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 bow

so you go on back to hell and to the woodshed I will go



Johnny are you practicing or will your hands grow cold

the devil wants 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 I play I want to thank you for letting god's own word ring true

he said you can't be trusted "yeah so what you going to do"

Well you get your fiddle devil if you think you can win

Cause I beat you once you old dog and I can whip your butt again



John Brown's green the devil's red

My little baby loves shortening bread

The devil's dream's that he can win

But Johnny's the best that's ever been