The Silver Tongued Devil And I

[Verse] 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 as dark as her hair And as I was searching from bottle to bottle For something un-foolish to say That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows And smiling he stole her away [Chorus]         I said hey little girl don’t you know he’s the devil         He’s everything that I ain’t         Hiding intentions of evil   under the smile of a saint         All he’s good for is getting 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’ll only live ’till I die         We take our own chances pay our own dues  [pause}         The silver tongued devil and I      [Verse] Like all the young maidens who’d laid down beside him She knew in her heart that he’d lied But nothing 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 [Chorus]         I said hey little girl don’t you know he’s the devil         He’s everything that I ain’t         Hiding intentions of evil   under the smile of a saint         All he’s good for is getting 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’ll only live ’till I die         We take our own chances pay our own dues  [pause}         The silver tongued devil and I      (rest of chorus as above)