I took myself down to the tally ho tavern
To buy me a bottle of beer
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 something un-foolish to say
That silver tounged devil just slipped from the shadows
And smilingly stole her away
Chorus:
I said hey, little girl dont you know hes the devil
Hes everything that I aint
Hiding intentions of evil under the smile of a saint
All hes good for is getting in trouble
And shifting his share of the blame
And some people swear hes my double
And some even say were the same
But the silver-tounged devils got nothing to lose
And Ill only live till I die
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
The silver tounged devil and i
Like all the fair maidens whove laid down beside him
She knew in her heart that he lied
But nothing that I could have said could have saved her
No matter how hard that she tried
cause shell offer her charms to the darkness and danger
Of something that shes never known
And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
Wholl love her and leave her alone
And you know hes the devil ...