also, selling your soul for a beegees ticket is totally legit….i mean, if he´d said justin bieber, he´d deserved chopping, but they made some great music in their day!
It IS a reference to that song. It gets played on rock stations who focus on 60s, 70s, and 80s, as well as classic rock stations. Yeah, first time commentor, long-time reader. Been reading a LONG time, Dave. Since…. Todd brought Selkie home, I think. It’s been a long time, man! 😛
Yeah, 100%.
“The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind, and we was way behind, so he was lookin’ to make a deal.
Then he came across a young man sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it HOT,
And the Devil jumped up on a Hickory stump and said, ‘Boy, let me tell you what!
You play a pretty good fiddle, son, but give the Devil his due,
I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul, I think I’m better than you!’
And the boy said, ‘My name’s Johnny, and this might be a sin,
but I’ll take that bet and you’re gonna regret ’cause I’m the best that’s ever been!”
Of course, in the song, he wins.
“Then the Devil bowed his head because he knew that he’d been beat,
and he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny’s feet.
And Johnny said, ‘just come on back if you ever want to try again,
but I told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been!”
thanks! and its a really cool poem…..sadly, being a non-native english speaker, i never recognise such references – then again, you´d be lost with my country´s typical references, so i guess thats ok 😉
oh, and MERRY CHRISTMAS or whatever you celebrate EVERYONE
It’s actually a song, not a poem. Though the difference, in your defense, amounts to whether it is spoken or sung. I’d say give it a listen if you haven’t already. It’s a good song.
“I couldn’t play the fiddle as well as I thought I could!”
Actual laughter, nice reference! 🙂
someone explain the referenc, please?
also, selling your soul for a beegees ticket is totally legit….i mean, if he´d said justin bieber, he´d deserved chopping, but they made some great music in their day!
Can’t say this positively, but it may be a reference to Charlie Daniel’s “Devil Went Down to Georgia”.
It IS a reference to that song. It gets played on rock stations who focus on 60s, 70s, and 80s, as well as classic rock stations. Yeah, first time commentor, long-time reader. Been reading a LONG time, Dave. Since…. Todd brought Selkie home, I think. It’s been a long time, man! 😛
Since the beginning! Nice! 😀 Glad to talk to ya.
Yeah, 100%.
“The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind, and we was way behind, so he was lookin’ to make a deal.
Then he came across a young man sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it HOT,
And the Devil jumped up on a Hickory stump and said, ‘Boy, let me tell you what!
You play a pretty good fiddle, son, but give the Devil his due,
I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul, I think I’m better than you!’
And the boy said, ‘My name’s Johnny, and this might be a sin,
but I’ll take that bet and you’re gonna regret ’cause I’m the best that’s ever been!”
Of course, in the song, he wins.
“Then the Devil bowed his head because he knew that he’d been beat,
and he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny’s feet.
And Johnny said, ‘just come on back if you ever want to try again,
but I told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been!”
Looks like THIS tree… is not Johnny.
thanks! and its a really cool poem…..sadly, being a non-native english speaker, i never recognise such references – then again, you´d be lost with my country´s typical references, so i guess thats ok 😉
oh, and MERRY CHRISTMAS or whatever you celebrate EVERYONE
It’s actually a song, not a poem. Though the difference, in your defense, amounts to whether it is spoken or sung. I’d say give it a listen if you haven’t already. It’s a good song.
Although the song is mostly spoken – in the song with some very fun music behind him. Yea Charlie Daniels.