The Elders Went Down To Georgia

The elders went down to Georgia, they were lookin' for a soul to heal

They were in a bind, cause they couldn't find folks willing to hear their spiel 

When they came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot

One elder jumped up on a hickory stump and said, "boy, let me tell you what"

"I bet you didn't know it but I'm a fiddle player too 

I even got to be first chair, when I played at BYU"

"Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, but I'd like to have a go

Would you listen to our message if I could best you with a bow?"

The boy said, "My name's Johnny and what's in this for me?"

"If you'll put your bikes on the line, I reckon I'll agree"

The second elder told his friend, "I hope you're feelin' strong

cause this is the same Johnny from that Charlie Daniels song

and if you win, we'll get a chance to teach him what is right

but if you lose, we're walkin' home tonight"

Johnny opened up his case and he said, "Here you go."

the elder took the fiddle and he rosined up the bow

When he pulled the bow across the strings it made an awful hiss

So his buddy grabbed a gee-tar and he said, "Let's start with this"

[fiddle solo]

When the elder finished Johnny said, "well, you're pretty good, old son!

But sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done."

Fire on the Mountain run boys, run

That was a line from the original one

Chicken in a bread pan a-pickin' out dough

What does that mean? I don't know

[fiddle solo]

The elder bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat

He turned to his companion and he said, "Let's hit the street"

Johnny said, "Hold on elders, now I know we had a deal,

but I'd like to find out more about this feeling that I feel"

He said, "Fire in my heart down deep inside"

Something like this can't be denied

Grab your partner, dosey doe

Why that last line? I don't know