The devil went down to scunthorpe
looking for a soul to steal
in a bind and way behind
he was willinand' to make a deal
when he came across this young man
pickinand' on a guitar, playing it hot
and the devil jumped on a hickory stump
and said iand'll tell ya what
I guess you didnand't know it
iand'm a guitar player too
and if you care to take a dare
iand'll make a bet with you
now you play a real good guitar boy
but give the devil his due
iand'll bet a guitar of gold to get your soul
and'cause i think iand'm better than you
The boy said my nameand's johnny, it might be a sin
iand'll take your bet, youand're gonna regret
iand'm the best thatand's ever been
Johnny resin up your pick
and play your guitar hard
and'cause hell is here in scunthorpe
and the devil deals the cards
now if you win youand'll get
this shinny guitar made of gold
but if you loose the devil gets your soul
The devil opened up his case
and said iand'll start this gig
and fire flew from his finger tips
as he resined up his pick
he strummed the pick across the strings
it made an evil hiss
then a band of demons joined in
and it sounded something like this
When the devil finished
johnny said youand're pretty good oland' son
but sit down in that chair right there
let me show you how itand's done
Fire on the mountain run boys run
deviland's in the house of the risinand' sun
chicken in the bread pan pickinand' out dough
ready says you donand't fight, no child, no
letand's go
The devil bowed his head
because he knew that heand'd been beat
he laid that golden guitar
on the ground at johnnyand's feet
johnny said devil come on back
if you ever want to try again
i told you once you son of a bitch
iand'm the best iand've ever been
Fire on the mountain run boys run
deviland's in the house of the risinand' sun
chicken in the bread pan pickinand' out dough
ready says you donand't fight, no child, no
letand's go
