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 soft as her hair
 And as I was searching 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 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 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
 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
 Nothing that I could have said could have saved her
 No matter how hard that she tried
 'Cause she'll offer her soul 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 she know's he's the devil
 He's everything that I ain't
 Hiding intentions of evil intentions
 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
 And I'll only live 'till I die
 We take our own chances, and pay our own dues
 The silver tongued devil and I