一首非典型的鄉村歌曲

The Charlie Daniels Band的鍵琴手Joel "Taz" DeGregorio 10月12日於Nashville以西跨州公路不幸因車禍喪生（67歲），Joel當時從Nashville前往喬治亞州加入該合唱團的一場演唱會，Joel "Taz" DeGregorio是the Charlie Daniels Band的名曲"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"的作曲人之一。


The Charlie Daniels Band是一個Country-Rock鄉村搖滾合唱團，由Charlie Daniels 領銜組成，此人善於小提琴演奏，早年在離開the Jaguars合唱團之後除了從事個人的演唱事業外也在Nashville這個鄉村音樂之都的錄音界做樂師，因而參與過Bob Dylan著名的專輯唱片Nashville Skyline之錄製工作，這個合唱團在John Travolta與Debra Winger主演的電影Urban Cowboy「都市牛仔」當中曾現身演唱"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"這首歌，而"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"在熱門歌曲排行榜上獲得二週第3名，也是CMA美國鄉村音樂協會1979年票選的年度歌曲。

"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"這首歌講的是一位年輕人Johnny與魔鬼用小提琴演奏打賭的故事，是一首有趣的歌，其中有Charlie Daniels的小提琴精彩演奏，這是一首非典型的鄉村歌曲。

The Charlie Daniels Band自1994年開始改唱基督教歌曲。



The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band



The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.

He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind and he was willin' to make a deal.

When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot.

And the devil jumped upon 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 bet a fiddle of gold against your soul, 'cos 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, your gonna regret, 'cos I'm the best that's ever been."



Johnny you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard.

'Cos hells 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.

And he pulled the bow across his 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 ol' son.

"But sit down in that chair, right there, and let me show you how its done."



Fire on the mountain, run boys, run.

The devil's in the house of the risin' sun.

Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough.

"Granny, does your dog bite?"

"No, child, no."



The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat.

He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet.

Johnny said: "Devil just come on back if you ever want to try again.

"I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been."



And he played fire on the mountain, run boys, run.

The devil's in the house of the risin' sun.

Chicken in the bread pan, now they're pickin' out dough.

"Granny, will your dog bite?"

"No, child, no."