The Devil Went Down To Scunthorpe - The Toy Dolls
The devil went down to Scunthorpe
Looking for a soul to steal
In a bind an' way behind he
Was willin' to make a deal
When he came across this young
Man pickin' on a guitar
Playing it hot an'
An' the devil jumped on a hickory
Stump an' said 'I'll tell ya what'
I guess you didn't know it
I'm a guitar player too
And if you care to take a dare
I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a real good guitar boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a guitar of gold to
Get your soul 'cause I think
I'm better than you
The boy said my name's Johnny
It might be a sin I'll take your bet
You're gonna regret
I'm the best I've ever been
Johnny risen up your pick
An' play your guitar hard
'Cause hell's broke loose in
Scunthorpe an' the devil
Deals the cards
Now if you win you'll get
This shinny guitar made of gold
But if you loose the
Devil gets your soul
The devil opened up his case
And said 'I'll start this gig'
And fire flew from his finger
Tips as he risened up his pick
He strummed the pick across the
Strings it made an evil hiss
Then a band of demons joined in
And it sounded somthing like this
When the devil finished Johnny
Said 'You're pretty good ol' son
But sit down in that chair right
There let me show you how it's done'
Devil's in the house of the risen sun
Chicken in the bread pan picken out dough
Ready says you don't fight no child no
Let's go
The devil bowed his head because
He knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden guitar
On the ground at Johnny's feet
Johnny said 'devil come on back
If you ever want to try again
And I told you once you son of a b***h
I'm the best I've ever been' yeah
Fire on the mountain run boy's run
Devil's in the house of the risen sun
Chicken in the bread pan picken out dough
Ready says you don't fight no child no
Let's go
