The Silver Tongued Devil and I

I took myself down, to the Tally Ho Tavern

To buy me a bottle of beer

And I sat me down by a tender young maiden

Whose eyes were as dark as her hair

And as I was searching from bottle to bottle

For somethin' unfoolish to say

That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows

And smilingly stole her away

I said hey, little girl, don't you know, he's the devil

He's ev'rything that I ain't

Hidin' intentions of evil

Under the smile of a saint

All he's good for is gettin' in trouble

And shiftin' his share of the blame

And some people swear he's my double

And some even say we're the same

But the silver-tongued devil's got nothin' to lose

And I'll only live till I die

We take our own chances, and pay our own dues

The silver tongued devil and I

Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him

She knew in her heart that he'd lied

Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her

No matter, how hard that she tried

'Cause she'll offer her charms, to the darkness and danger

Of something that she's never known

And open her arms at the smile of a stranger

Who'll love her and leave her alone

And you know he's the devil

He's everything that I ain't

Hidin' intentions of evil

Under the smile of a saint

All he's good for is gettin' in trouble

And shiftin' his share of the blame

And some people swear he's my double

And some even say we're the same

But the silver-tongued devil's got nothin' to lose

I'll only live till I die

We take our own chances, and pay our own dues

The silver tongued devil and I