INTRO
Well the devil went down to Georgia, looking for a soul to take
But he went home empty handed when Johnny took his golden fiddle away
Now that might just be an old Hillbilly legend, but here’s another story that ain’t
About a rock-n-roll vixen on a demolition mission, out looking for some hearts to break
VERSE 1
I was playin’ in a blues band, half a mile from Graceland, singing for my supper and rent
When a fire-crowned angel, appeared beside a table with a telecaster riding her hip
With unnatural grace she climbed up on the stage and said, “you mind if I sit in?”
I said “sure but let me warn you, from Hell to California, I’m the best there’s ever been”
When she plugged in, a wicked little grin, slid across her innocent face
And I swear I heard demons, kicking and screaming, as she fired up the drums and the bass
With the flick of her wrist that old tube amp hissed out tones full of pain and despair
And when she bent strings, I knew that I was beat, no I never even had a prayer
CHORUS
She rolled me like fire on the mountain, son
Rocked me like the house of the rising sun
Promised me heaven with her evil licks that
Left me in the dark cold heart of Memphis
She played me like a fiddle, she broke my strings
Chewed me up, spit me out, threw me away
Now I can’t prove it, but I don’t find it hard to believe
That the Devil went down to Georgia, ‘cause I know
That his daughter came to Tennessee
VERSE 2
Now Johnny might have dealt with the devil himself, but at least he had a fighting chance
He knew what he was getting into, and who he was up against
She didn’t have a pitchfork, horns, or tail, but I gotta give the devil his due
He sure created one mean little demon, when he taught her the three chord blues
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