Silver Tongued Devil And I

I took myself down to the Tally-Ho Tavern to buy me a bottle of beer



I sae me down by a tender young maiden



Whose eyes were as dark as her hair



And as I was searchin' from bottle to bottle



For something 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 a 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 shifting 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 nothing to lose



I'd 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



But nothing that I could have said could've 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



I said hey little girl...