Silver Tongued Devil And I Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

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...