Johnny & The Devil-Hans Theessink

[ti:Johnny & The Devil] [ar:Hans Theessink] [al:Hans Theessink Homecooking] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Johnny & The Devil - Hans Theessink [00:07.37]Johnny was a country boy [00:08.94]Made his living off the land [00:10.81] [00:11.46]Every Saturday night he'd play the guitar [00:13.76]With the boys in the local band [00:15.54] [00:18.96]Now the devil he played with golden fingers [00:21.14]Near the waters he did dwell [00:22.92] [00:23.70]Made your backbone shiver [00:24.74]When you walked by the river [00:26.05]And you listened to his tunes from hell [00:27.82] [00:28.57]And you listened to his tunes from hell [00:30.20] [00:31.33]The river runs on so freely [00:33.05] [00:33.68]The river runs to the sea [00:35.07] [00:35.74]Johnny sold his soul to the devil down below [00:38.15]Who will never more set him free [00:40.69]And he never can again be free [00:42.45] [00:55.82]Johnny talked to the river [00:57.25] [00:58.07]Shouted into the deep [00:59.78] [01:00.36]You can have my soul if you give me your guitar [01:02.63]Make her laugh [01:03.19]Make her mourn and weep [01:04.38] [01:05.27]Make her laugh [01:05.79]Make her mourn and weep [01:07.28] [01:07.88]Up came the devil and he spoke to Johnny [01:10.00]You'll be the best in all the land [01:12.39]You'll play hot [01:12.97]You'll play well [01:13.60]As the fires from hell [01:14.95]But your soul will be at my command [01:16.60] [01:19.94]The river runs on so freely [01:21.83] [01:22.44]The river runs to the sea [01:23.91] [01:24.64]Johnny sold his soul to the devil down below [01:27.22]Who will never more set him free [01:28.84] [01:29.63]And he never can again be free [01:31.20] [01:32.25]Johnny can jive and Johnny can boogie [01:34.30]Let the music flow so free [01:36.19] [01:37.14]Play the strings so you can hear them ring [01:39.31]Through the bayou country [01:41.00] [01:44.34]Now the people came from near and far [01:46.57]When they heard about the guitar man [01:48.36] [01:49.05]Johnny's voice got hoarse and his fingers were all bloody [01:51.50]But his playing never took an end [01:53.36] [01:54.06]But his playing never took an end [01:55.72] [02:08.85]Sometimes in the dead of night [02:11.00]There's music sounding through the trees [02:13.70]The devil plays a tune on the bank of the river [02:15.87]Johnny's soul sings harmony [02:17.63] [02:18.43]Johnny's soul sings harmony [02:20.15] [02:20.95]The river runs on so freely [02:22.81] [02:23.67]The river runs to the sea [02:25.03] [02:25.72]Johnny sold his soul to the devil down below [02:28.18]Who will never more set him free [02:29.91] [02:30.79]And he never can again be free [02:32.38] [02:33.01]And he never can again be free [02:34.63] [02:35.50]And he never can again be free [02:37.14] [02:37.97]And he never can again be free [02:39.60] [02:40.46]And he never can again be free [02:42.04] [02:42.82]And he never can again be free [02:44.47] [02:45.23]And he never can again be free [02:46.97] [02:47.74]And he never can again be free