The night the devil went down to Georgia |
...with apologies to the Charlie Daniels Band... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7BZf7D5Bw I couldn't resist... The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for some votes to steal He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind And he was willin' to make a steal. When he came across this old man countin’ up some some votes and sayin’ he lost And the devil jumped up on a telephone call And said, "boy, let me tell you what" "I guess you didn't know it but I'm a countin’ man too And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you Now you make a pretty good countup, boy But give the devil his due I'll bet a throne of gold against your soul 'Cause I think I count better than you." The man said, "my name's Brad R. and it might be a sin But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret 'Cause my count’s the best there's ever been" “Brad R, round up your votes and add your ballots up 'Cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia, and the devil deals the cards And if you win, you get this shiny throne made of gold But if you lose, the devil gets your soul The devil opened up his mouth and he said, "I'll start this show" And fire flew from his flappin’ lips as he heaved up his lies And he pulled a sneer across his mouth And he made a evil hiss Then a band of demons joined in And it sounded something like this When the devil finished, Brad R said, "well, you're pretty good, ol' son But sit down in that chair right there And let me show you how it's done" "Fire on the Mountain" run boys, run The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough Donnie, does your dog bite? No, child, no The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat And he laid that golden throne on the ground at Brad R’s feet Brad R said, "Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try again I done told you once you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been" He played "Fire on the Mountain" run boys, run The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun The chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough Donnie, will your dog bite? No child, no |