But give the Devil his due

IN BEFORE "GH3 DID IT"

When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot.
And the Devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said, "Boy, lemme tell you what!"

"I bet 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 there's ever been!"

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I've been itching to do a picture paying tribute to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" with a Redeemers spin ever since I got the gig. Something about the fiddle duel and progressing nowadays to the rock-off with the Devil, that's just classic cool, and it's getting to add to that lore that's the big draw to do this series for me.