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The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Posted by dbowles1017 • 6/24/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: devil, religion
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 willin' to make a deal
When he came upon this young man
Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot
And the devil jumped
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 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
And you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the best there'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 get this shiny fiddle made of gold
But if you lose the devil gets your soul.
The devil opened up his case
And he said I'll start this show
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he rosined up his bow
Then he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made a [sic] evil hiss
And a band of demons joined in
And it sounded something like this
[Instrumental]
When the devil finished
Johnny said well you're pretty good old son
Just sit right in that chair right there
And let me show you how it's done
He played Fire on the Mountain
Run boys, run
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no
[Instrumental]
The 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 come on back
If you ever wanna try again
I done told you once you son of a bitch
I'm the best there's ever been
And he played Fire on the Mountain
Run boys, run
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picken' out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no
I feel that the Devil has been under represented here lately.
Let's discuss the Devil.
Here are some starting points,
A) He throws awesome parties with Ferrari cakes
B) He helps jazz musicians become great.
C) Some say he is pure evil, I think he is just misunderstood.
D) With out him, how would we know God is good? On that subject, how do we know that God isn't the evil one, and Lucifer was rising against his oppressive reign?
Share your opinions on the Devil.
User Comments
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He was one hot date! I'm trying to get him to call back as we speak.-
He's a busy guy, building more crossroads and what not.
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More great additions courtesy of the Devil
Cross Road Blues
©(1978) 1990, 1991 Lehsem II, LLC/Claud L. Johnson
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I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroad
fell down on my knees
Asked the lord above "Have mercy now
save poor Bob if you please"
Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad
tried to flag a ride
ooo ooo eee
I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me babe
everybody pass me by
Standin at the crossroad babe
risin sun goin down
Standin at the crossroad babe
eee eee eee, risin sun goin down
I believe to my soul now,
Poor Bob is sinkin down
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
tell my friend Willie Brown
(th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord
babe, I'm sinkin down
And I went to the crossroad momma
I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad baby
I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman
ooh-well babe, in my distress
Hellhound On My Trail
©(1978) 1990, 1991 Lehsem II, LLC/Claud L. Johnson
Administered by Music & Media International, Inc.
I gotta keep movin
I gotta keep movin
Blues fallin down like hail
Blues fallin down like hail
Umm mmmm mmm mmmmmm
Blues fallin down like hail
Blues fallin down like hail
And the days keeps on worryin me
theres a hellhound on my trail
hellhound on my trail
hellhound on my trail
If today was Christmas Eve
If today was Christmas Eve
and tommorow was Christmas Day
spoken : Aow wouldn't we have a time baby
All I would need my little sweet rider just
to pass the time away huh huh
to pass the time away
You sprinkled hot foot powder mmmm
mmm around my door
all around my door
You sprinkled hot foot powder
all around your daddy's door hmm hmm hmm
It keep me with ramblin mind rider
every old place I go
every old place I go
I can tell the wind is risin
the leaves tremblin on the tree
tremblin on the tree
hmmm hmmm hmm mmm
All I needs is my sweet woman
and to keep my company hey hey hey hey
my company-
Ah, but Keb' Mo' sings:
"I went down to the crossroads
There ain't no devil down there"
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He is also responsible for Devil's Chocolate Cake.
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Did you know the Devil wears Prada?
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I know he is in the details.
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I see no one wants to discuss this part of religion...
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i do... i'm just thinking of something witty to say.
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I thought it said, 'The devil went down on georgia'. -
Just looking at the lyrics above...
"He was in a bind because he was way behind"...
Presumably behind in his soul quotas. So this leads me to wonder:
Who set the quota? What is his soul quota per day? If he set the quota, why couldn't he bend the rules a bit?
If he didn't set the quota, then that means there's upper management beyond the Devil in hell-- so who is that? (Donald Trump? Alan Sugar?)
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The Super Devil I would think.
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Nah, hell is just a set-up by god. He's the police chief and demons are the officers looking for souls going 3 over the sin limit to they can get pulled over (er, down) and they can meet the quota. Hadn't you noticed that god has a rather nasty sense of humor? On judgement day, he'll say, "I was just kidding. You can all come on over to my house."
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I think the upper management in Hell is primarilly comprised of Samuel Goldwyn, Britney Spears, and JP Morgan.
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devil = miley cyrus.
ok. just kidding.
opinions on the devil?
"D) With out him, how would we know God is good? On that subject, how do we know that God isn't the evil one, and Lucifer was rising against his oppressive reign?"
wow, really?? alright, so if we're going to talk about the devil then I'm going to do it from the biblical standpoint. Therefore, the following will mean nothing to you if you do not consider the Bible as at least a reputable source.
First. "Without him how would we know that God is good?"
We know that God is good because we know that what he created is good. If you believe in God and the Devil and will accept a biblical standpoint then accept that during the Creation of earth, "God saw that it was good." How can one that is not good create something that is good?
God is not the evil one. In Him there is no sin--nothing bad.
1 John 3:4-5 "Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin." And God cannot lie.
Hebrews 6:18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
And word on the street is that once upon a time, long long ago, the devil was an angel in heaven, and just like us he had the choice of whether or not he would stand on God's side or not. He decided not, was thrown out of heaven, and started this epic war.
Hell was created for the devil and his angels as punishment. God created earth. God created us. God gave us the choice of whether or not to stand with him bcause he loved us and because he is not oppressive. Alot of us picked the devil, and those who did managed to add themselves to the waiting list for hell.-
thats the way the bible tells it.
i believe the bible.
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Its easy to lie in a book. He could very well have had the bible written to his own liking. Like I can say I created good. Write it in a book. But does that mean it's true. People are easily manipulated to. So it wouldnt be hard to tell a story and have some one write about it. Just look at scientology.
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Correct me if I'm misremembering (been years since I read the Bible), but I don't think the devil is ever mentioned in the Bible.-
I never said he was.
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Sorry, I was replying to the "that's the way the bible tells it. i believe the bible."
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Ahh.
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damn!!! how could i have missed this thread? My Lord will be so angry with me. he isn't forgiving at all. When you disobey/fail him, he makes you clean house in a french maid outfit. sorry, wrong master.-
The Devil doesn't take the french. When the war begins, he doesn't want to them surrender.
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My favorite excuse -- the devil made me do it.
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He can be quite persuasive.
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To say that the devil is geater then God is to say that destruction is better then creation, and deception and pride greater then truth.
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This is a religious thread?
And I wanted to post a quote from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou'.-
Not really. It's a spoof of a religious thread.
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Then can I post my quote?
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I don't care.
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Ah, you don't care, so never mind. And it was a good one, too. haha
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Fine, Rebecca, please post your quote. It will be the highlight of my day.
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I'm sure! LOLOL
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So are you going to post it?
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Aliens do exist. They're just waiting for Chuck Norris to die before they attack.
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Oh, about that 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' quote.
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Uh huh... Go on
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Pete: I've always wondered, what's the devil look like?
Ulysses Everett McGill: Well, there are all manner of lesser imps and demons, Pete, but the great Satan hisself is red and scaly with a bifurcated tail, and he carries a hay fork.
Tommy Johnson: Oh, no. No, sir. He's white, as white as you folks, with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He likes to travel around with a mean old hound. That's right.-
You didn't like my quote, dbowles?
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I liked it. I just got side tracked It's very true too.
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The devil is after all a fallen angel, dont we all fall off the rails every once in a while.
Even the bible lies - on the 7th day God did not rest, he created the devil.-
This isn't a religious thread. It's about Chuck Norris.
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Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay's potato chip.
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you have submarine!
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