Letras
Jonny went down into Hell one night
He was hunting for the devil's throne
He'd beat around his name too long
Figured he'd claim his own
The flames were licking the cavern walls
The air was thick with sin
But he grinned and tuned his fiddle tight
Said, "Devil, let's begin"
He laughed and said, "You're foolish, son
You'll burn before you win"
But he rousined up that bow and said, "We'll see who melts in sin"
I ain't afraid of fire or brimstone
You can damn me if I lose
But I'm the best that's ever lived
Oh boy, so go on, light that fuse (go)
Jonny was a hillbilly redneck
Meaner than a dog on meth
He said, "I've beat every fiddler breathin'
Ain't none left on earth worth the test"
So he loaded up his moonshine
And he swore one drunken yell
"If the Devil's still pickin', I'll find his ass
I'm headin' straight to Hell" (go)
And Jonny went down to Hell, he wasn't runnin' scared
Said, "I came to take your fiddle boy, if you still got one to spare"
The Devil grinned and said, "Hot damn, I've waited for this day
But I ain't playin' country tunes down here, we melt the strings away" (go)
The gates swung wide, the brimstone popped
And demons poured like beer
The Devil stood there smilin'
With a gold bow slick and clear
"Boy, you talk big for a mortal man
But my fire's burned for years"
Jonny spit and grinned, "I'll smoke your ass
And drink your flaming tears"
Jonny went down to Hell, he wasn't runnin' scared
Said, "I came to take your fiddle boy, if you still got one to spare"
The Devil grinned and said, "Hot damn, I've waited for this day
But I ain't playin' country tunes down here, we melt the strings away" (go)
The Devil drew his bow across
The pit began to roar
The walls of Hell were shakin'
Like a diesel engine's core
But Jonny's fire was meaner still
And that fiddle screamed pure sin
He bent the notes 'til angels cried
And the Devil's flame grew thin
Smoke rolled up from Jonny's strings
Ashes on his boots
He said, "Hell's just another honky-tonk
And I'm the king of roots"
The Devil dropped that golden bow
And kicked it through the flame
Jonny took it, tipped his hat
Said, "Now you know my name" (go)
When Jonny went down to Hell, and he played that fire clean
Left the Devil starin' dubstruck in the glow of gasoline
He said, "Keep your crown and kingdom, I just came to raise some hell
You'll hear my fiddle ringin' from the hollers down in Hell (go)