THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL [Start] [Intro] [Verse 1] Down in the hollow where the black creek bends Old man Luther had a box full of sins Built him a banjo from a coffin door Five rusty strings and a little bit more Strung it up tight with a lightning wire Plugged that sucker into hellfire Hit one chord and the chickens went wild The preacher dropped his Bible and the moonlight smiled [Pre-Chorus] The sheriff said, “Luther, what have you done?” He said, “Just having me a little fun!” Then the ground started shaking underneath the shed And a voice came roaring from the land of the dead! [Chorus] THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! SPIT HIS HORNS OUT IN THE YARD! GOT A FIVE-STRING MONSTER PLAYING HEAVY METAL HARD! THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! NOW THE WHOLE DAMN SWAMP’S ALIVE! GOT THE GRAVEYARD DOING BACKFLIPS AND THE CHICKENS PLAYING FIVE! [Electric Guitar Solo] [Verse 2] A black limousine came rolling through town With a six-foot shadow and the windows down A man stepped out in a blood-red suit With a silver-tipped cane and alligator boots He said, “I’m here to collect what’s mine” Luther said, “Brother, get yourself in line” “You can have my truck, you can have my land But you ain’t putting fingers on my five-string band!” [Pre-Chorus] The stranger laughed and the streetlights died A hundred black crows took to the sky Then Luther hit a low-down nasty riff And the devil started dancing like a man possessed! [Chorus] THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! SPIT HIS HORNS OUT IN THE YARD! GOT A FIVE-STRING MONSTER PLAYING HEAVY METAL HARD! THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! NOW THE WHOLE DAMN SWAMP’S ALIVE! GOT THE GRAVEYARD DOING BACKFLIPS AND THE CHICKENS PLAYING FIVE! [Instrumental] [Electric Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] The devil grabbed a fiddle and he sawed it red Luther’s banjo shook the roof off the shed One played fire and the other played thunder Split that little county right down the middle The devil played fast, but Luther played mean Made that banjo sound like a killing machine Then a string broke loose with a terrible snap Wrapped around the devil like a steel bear trap! [Bridge] The devil hollered, “BOY, LET ME GO!” Luther said, “YOU GOT ONE MORE SHOW!” “Play that fiddle till the morning light And maybe I’ll let you leave here tonight!” The rooster crowed! The church bell rang! The banjo growled! And the whole swamp sang! [Instrumental] [Electric Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! SPIT HIS HORNS OUT IN THE YARD! GOT A FIVE-STRING MONSTER PLAYING HEAVY METAL HARD! THE BANJO ATE THE DEVIL! NOW THE WHOLE DAMN SWAMP’S ALIVE! GOT THE GRAVEYARD DOING BACKFLIPS AND THE CHICKENS PLAYING FIVE! [Outro] Now the devil plays fiddle every Saturday night Down at Luther’s shack by the old creekside And there’s a little wooden sign where the black road bends… THE DEVIL PLAYS FREE… BUT THE BANJO GETS TEN! [Hard Stop] [End]
