Home Free - The Devil Went Down To Georgia Lyrics






The devil went down to georgia,
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, 'cause he was way behind,
So he was willing to make a deal
When he come across this young man
Sawing on a fiddle and playing it hot
And the devil jumps up on a hickory stump

And said,"boy let me tell you what:
I guess you didn't know it,
But I'm a fiddle player too
And if you'd care to take a dare,
I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy,
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul'
Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said:
"My name's johnny and it might be a sin,
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the best that's ever been"
Johnny, rosin up your bow
And play your fiddle hard,
'Cause hell's broke loose in georgia
And the devil deals the cards
And if you win you'll get
This shiny fiddle made of gold,
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul!

The devil opened up his case and said,
"I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he rosined up his bow
And he pulled the bow across
The strings and it made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in and it
Sounded something like this

When the devil finished,
Johnny said: "Well you're pretty good old 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
The chicken in the bread pan picking out dough
Granny does your dog bite? No, child, no)

Devil bowed his head because
He knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle
On the ground at johnny's feet

Johnny said:
"Devil, just c'mon back
If you ever wanna try again
'Cause I told you once, you son of a gun,
I'm the best that's ever been!"
(Fire on the mountain! Run, boys, run!
Devil's in the house of the rising sun
Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough,
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no)





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  1. T.... T....

    damn I didn't think it was even possible, but, I love Tim's voice even freaking more here, how????

  2. M.... C....

    Meu deus, uma das musicas que me marcaram no guitar hero sendo cantada pelo meu grupo favoriti S2

  3. w.... ....

    Omg guys I still want a video please!!!

  4. R.... M....

    Wonder if you guys would tour internationally in the future. Would come to a show in Dublin for sure.

  5. B.... C....

    Yall ARE AWESOME. Please do a cover of the new billy ray cyrus and lil nas song! I think the song is hilarious. Y’all have the perfect personality to pull it off.

  6. B.... ....

    Why did I find this just now ?

  7. S.... G....

    Home free, the cover was AMAZING, I have the record version of this song. Well done guys 👌

  8. C.... D....

    I love your songs

  9. A.... E....

    People laugh nowadays at this premise but it is an ancient theme. Do we know so much more than they did? I'd suggest our faith in "knowledge" often blinds us to actual realities.There is nothing new under the sun. Really enjoyed this version. Thanks, guys.

  10. P.... ....

    I was expecting the original but this is fine

    P.... ....

    What did you think of home free

  11. C.... W....

    Love this cover

  12. b.... d....

    I did not know that you did this song anyway i love it

  13. B.... B....

    Is there anything that y'all can't cover, y'all are amazing group, thanks for all that y'all do, this old vet loves every song that y'all do

  14. D.... C....

    This is why I love living in Georgia

  15. A.... W....

    This is so amazing. One of my favorites. Tim - have you ever thought about speaking in a book? Your singing voice is incredible but your speaking voice like in this song I can listen to for hours too.

  16. R.... ....

    Man how does Adam sound such like a violin? He’s a beast!

  17. p.... d....

    I want to see Charlie Daniels & Taylor Davis in a fiddle duel as yall sing this

  18. J.... F....

    I have to ask was that a fiddle or was it Adam

    J.... F....

    Jeanne Fiddlers it was Charlie Daniels playing a fiddle

  19. D.... H....

    Have you guys ever considered the song "Brokenheartsville" ? I'd love to hear you sing "South of Santa Fe" . I'd sure buy it. You are amazing to my ears. I love, love your sound and am amazed at your talent. Thank you for sharing it with me.

  20. p.... u....

    good bumps everywhere.

  21. J.... S....

    What??? An instrument???? OK, if it's ACTUALLY Charlie, I guess I can live with it (kidding). I don't know if you did this from my suggestion (among others, I'm sure), but THANKS...great job, as always. ;-) Cool box work at 1:27.

  22. J.... W....

    Please this NEEDS a video.

  23. Z.... T....

    Why would someone actually make a deal with the fuckin devil?!?!?! Honestly, a bad idea. Although the song is amazing.

  24. g.... p....

    I'm in love with this version and you should do the closer you get from Alabama

  25. A.... R....

    Ummm am I the first one to reply in a while

  26. M.... ....

    I think that they use a actual fiddle

    M.... ....

    Mari They did. Charlie Daniels(the writer and performer of the original song) played for the devil, and Taylor Davis played for Johnny.

  27. N.... M....

    I am agreeing with everybody else ,, Need a Video for this ,, I'd love to see Charlie and the boys of Home Free put Video to this great Classic ,, I saw Charlie do this song Live in 1982 in a great show with the Oak Ridge Boys , Rossana Cash and Roger Miller

  28. S.... N....

    I believe Charlie Daniels played the fiddle for them on this song.

  29. N.... P....

    You should do the song lights went out in Georgia

  30. T.... L....

    Yea the fiddle part makes me curious i never heard Adam sing that kinda sound . But Home free did you guys use a fiddle or did Adam sing that part.

  31. A.... M....

    Music video would be absolutely amazing

  32. S.... G....

    EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  33. J.... T....

    Y'all do know there's a sequel right? How about y'all do when the devil came back to Georgia?

  34. N.... H....

    Taylor Davis is a really good violinist
    Look up her channel

    N.... H....

    yes she is! ive seen charlie many times- he is the man

  35. R.... C....

    The Fiddle player sounds like Charlie Daniels, listen to the voice.

    R.... C....

    Rick Cratty It is.

  36. A.... L....

    Ohhh found it awesome!!!!

  37. M.... N....

    HOME FREE IS ONE TOUGH GROUP. I LOVE EVERYTHING THEY DO; WITH OR WITHOUT MUSIC......

  38. H.... C....

    Do howling at the moon

  39. T.... ....

    IVE NEVER CLICKED ON A VIDEO QUICKER IN MY LIFE!!! HES PERFECT FOR JOHNNY!!! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE!!!

  40. P.... A....

    Why no real singers on this one?

  41. W.... M....

    these guys are fantastic.

  42. W.... M....

    these guys are fantastic.

  43. D.... O....

    Just came across this group. Amazing! Perfect tones and harmony. Keep it up boys, you're loaded with talent!

  44. J.... S....

    your group certainly takes us back to the 'grass roots', ony with a FLARE!!

  45. F.... p....

    me 10th

  46. D.... L....

    This would be great if the guys could do a video to this! I love this song!

  47. M.... B....

    My allll time favorite song!!!

  48. R.... H....

    I like it but it is missing the "edge" of the original.... I love Home Free but this isn't their song!! Awesome Acapella but ya gotta have the fiddle to pull this one off.. No disrespect!!

    R.... H....

    Rebbekkah Holt Your comment is a few months old, but do you realize Charlie Daniels and Taylor Davis are both in this and both playing real fiddles? Unless I misread your comment, I think you should listen to the song again. Hell, listen to it again, anyway! It's that good. :)

  49. T.... M....

    Please do the national anthem someday it would be nice to hear your version of it.(IT WOULD BE AWSOME!)

  50. S.... J....

    @Home Free C'Mon guys, come on down back to Georgia. We all love ya'll 's music. Love you guys!!! :*

  51. A.... E....

    Gotta love a southern boy...he ain't scared of sh!!t. :)

    A.... E....

    They're from Minnesota, lol.

    A.... E....

    Not all of them! Tim is from Texas, Austin is from Georgia

    A.... E....

    Anne Elizabeth Robinson I’m from Georgia and afraid of heights and drowning 😂

    A.... E....

    But were you raised in a backwoods trailer and did you bathe in the pig trough?

  52. K.... P....

    wish you guys could make it down to new Zealand and would love to see a video of this

  53. C.... 8....

    If there an ocapella group how did they get the fiddle noise?

    C.... 8....

    Conor Grove They are indeed an acapella group, but for this particular song Charlie Daniels is actually on here, so they had him play. The narrator is Tim Foust, Charlie Daniels is the Devil, and "Johnny" is Austin Brown.

    C.... 8....

    There's a violin in this song Taylor Davis is a violinist.

  54. S.... D....

    I love everything y'all do.

  55. E.... W....

    I looked at your tours schedule. Are you ever coming to Michigan????????

  56. E.... W....

    This is my new favorite cover of this song!!!! <3 <3 <3

  57. M.... R....

    do you have cd`s

    M.... R....

    Mark Redmond they have several albums

  58. r.... ....

    I figured they would do Charlie's Pre FCC censored version. The one where he called the devil a SOB !

    r.... ....

    roadrunner3404 Not with all the small fries that listen to them. They are a family friendly group.

  59. A.... S....

    Hahaha
    😍

  60. A.... B....

    @homefree Please do a video for this one. I bet this video would be SOOO COOL!! :)

  61. H.... S....

    I am in australia, this is amazing you guys should all be proud x

  62. V.... A....

    My legs are tired from tapping my feet!

  63. L.... B....

    love love love it ,💗

  64. E.... B....

    God I would love to see this as a music video!

    E.... B....

    Me 14th. ;)

    E.... B....

    15th. Would be amazing to see!

    E.... B....

    Erica Beumel sammmmeeee please, Guys. Pretty please 💜🙏🏻

    E.... B....

    I'll agree to the OP comment without making any silly comments about being the 17th or 18th to do so.

  65. C.... ....

    Like my comment, If you like this song and you think they should make a music video for it

  66. C.... ....

    @HomeFree you should do this song again and post it on you channel

  67. C.... S....

    I so want a video

    C.... S....

    +Cindy Solomon maybe on halloween

  68. J.... J....

    LOVE IT, LOVE IT...OMG I LOVE IT!! Man you guys are AWESOME!! You really need to tour in Kentucky!! I would give anything to see you guys at a live show!! AWESOME!!

  69. M.... A....

    I really like this version. Every song you have covered sounds better than the original.

    M.... A....

    +MichaelNancy Amsden
    HELL YEAH!

    M.... A....

    I disagree with you to a point. There's a few covers I don't really like but they nail most of them

    M.... A....

    thats true

    M.... A....

    Let's not go that far, this isn't better then the original. It is amazing and a nice change of pace but the originals got it beat.

  70. T.... B....

    Saw Charlie Daniels play this in Switzerland! Blew us all away! This version has to be my favorite now!!

  71. E.... F....

    get lost in those chords

  72. K.... G....

    WOW what a great job you all! The instruments part was awesome!

    K.... G....

    Wonderful, wonderful!

  73. D.... S....

    love this.

  74. S.... S....

    This is the worst one available

  75. M.... S....

    Cant wait to see a video of this

  76. P.... G....

    I want to see a video of Charlie Daniels and Home Free. It is a wonderful arrangement.

    P.... G....

    Same here

  77. C.... G....

    this song is freaking awesome

  78. K.... A....

    awesome!!!!!!

  79. F.... W....

    You guys rock my new favorite band can't get enough.. love your music...

  80. S.... W....

    I think it takes incredible talent to put together a song like this acapella style! Way to go guys! Big fan of yours!

    Only dream I could be part of something like this- that would be awesome and amazing!

  81. T.... P....

    One of my all time favorite songs!! Nice job guys!!!

  82. n.... h....

    * Begging for a video*

  83. C.... W....

    country pentatoix

    C.... W....

    no better than pentatonix

    C.... W....

    Damn straight better than pentatonix.

  84. d.... ....

    I have this album. Love it. Must get their Christmas album.

  85. M.... C....

    love this version

  86. M.... C....

    love this version

  87. P.... G....

    When I first heard this song, I tried to figure out who was doing the fiddling. I believe that there are at least three Home Free members who could do this vocally. Then I realized that it is Charlie Daniels on a real fiddle. That's different. I would like to see a video of this song.

    P.... G....

    Yea i hear ya but it is probably Charlie Daniels with the fiddle.

    P.... G....

    yes! I love the sequel, but they would make it better

    P.... G....

    I'd love to see a video for this song by them too!!!

    P.... G....

    They did this video with Taylor Davis who plays the violin so it could be her too. If you haven't seen any of her videos there reall good! Go watch her!

    P.... G....

    If you thought a person was doing the fiddle vocally, you have a boundless imagination.

  88. B.... S....

    id like to see a fiddle of this to one of my favorite songs

  89. B.... W....

    please oh please need a video for this the sound is awesome

  90. S.... L....

    love the song you guys rocked it <3

  91. g.... ....

    This sounds like a mix of bad cartoon voice actors trying to do a Weird Al song. CDB fans of the world cringe.

    g.... ....

    geogal10 If an older artist like Charlie can embrace this awesome version, why is one of his fans stagnant? Charlie loved it!

  92. W.... H....

    Who starts this out

    W.... H....

    +William Howell If this was a serious question, Charlie is the first voice you hear.

    W.... H....

    +William Howell the first voice you hear is Tim, then Charlie, then Austin

  93. A.... C....

    Can't wait to see a video of this.. very curious to see the fiddle! Always the best part of the videos.. watching how the beat and instruments are made!

    A.... C....

    That's awesome!

    A.... C....

    +seven seveen Taylor Davis did the fiddle too this time

    A.... C....

    He actually just sang in this

    A.... C....

    I don't know cuz tims fiance plays violin so umm

    A.... C....

    So Charlie voices the Devil and plays his fiddle, while Taylor Davis plays Johnnie's fiddle.

  94. C.... H....

    i didnt to much care for this song but now it has a flair!!

  95. A.... G....

    You guys are so freakin' awesome! Fantastic music and sound effects! I can't wait to see what you come up with next?

  96. M.... J....

    My personal opinion is this song should NEVER be coverd. Maybe in a live performance, but never recorded. Theres literally NOTHING that could be done to it to make it any better. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, it's just the way I feel.

    M.... J....

    yes i complete agree. i rarely say that lol even to my husband lol

    M.... J....

    +Michael Justice  --  How do you feel about them changing "son of a bitch" to "son of a gun"?  Does that make the song weaker or stronger?    I think the idea of beating the Devil at his own game has strong American roots.  The Devil and Daniel Webster was a popular story over 100 years ago, and I think some of the same attitude is in both the original and this version of the song.

    M.... J....

    Charlie himself did a version where he changed the line to Son of a gun...that was just to get more airplay. I like it better the original way. Does it take away from the quality of the song? That's kinda like asking if an art museum puts a fig leaf over some Classical Greek nude sculpture or painting. Does it lesson a work of art? I don't know...but I'd rather see it the way the artist intended me to see it.

    M.... J....

    +Michael Justice Charlie did it because he is a Christian.