This
parody was written a few years ago when I was
really bored one day in
Physics, shortly after discovering the brilliance that is
MC Hawking.
The
Devil Went Down to
Cambridge
by the
Albert Einstein Band
(to the tune of "
The Devil Went Down to Georgia")
The
Devil went down to
Cambridge
He was lookin' for a
soul to
steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a
deal
When he came across this young man
Sitting in a wheel chair and talking
math
And the
Devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "Boy, let me tell you that:"
"In case you didn't know it,
I'm a
physicist too.
And if you care to take a dare,
I'll make a
bet with you."
"Now you do pretty good
math, boy;
But give the
Devil his due.
I bet an equation of gold against your soul,
'cause I think I'm better than you."
The boy said, "My name's
Stephen,
And it might be a
sin;
But I'll take your bet and you're gonna regret,
'Cause I'm the best that's ever been."
Stephen fire up your
brain,
And work it really hard.
'Cause
Hell's broke loose in Cambridge,
And the
Devil deals the cards.
And if you win,
You get this shiny
equation made of
gold.
But if you lose,
The
Devil gets your
soul.
The
Devil cleared the
chalk board;
And he said, "I don't just
talk the talk."
And
fire flew from his fingertips
As he picked up his
chalk.
And he pulled the
chalk across the board.
And it made an
evil hiss.
Then a band of
Chemists joined in,
And it sounded something like this:
When the
Devil finished
Stephen said,
"Well you're pretty good, Old One.
But sit down in that chair right there,
And let me show how it's done."
(Refrain)
Fire in the
laboratory: run, boys, run.
The
Devil's in house of the
wheel-chaired one.
Thorne at the
telescope pickin' out
holes.
Galileo, does
The Church bite? No, child, no.
The
Devil bowed his head,
'Cause he knew that he'd been beat.
And he laid that
equation of
gold
On the ground at
Stephen's feet.
Stephen said, "
Devil, 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."
He played...
(Refrain)