I took myself down, to the Tally Ho Tavern
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To buy me a bottle of beer
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And I sat me down by a tender young maiden
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Whose eyes were as dark as her hair
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And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
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For somethin' unfoolish to say
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That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
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And smilingly stole her away
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I said hey, little girl, don't you know, he's the devil
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He's ev'rything that I ain't
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Hidin' intentions of evil
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Under the smile of a saint
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All he's good for is gettin' in trouble
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And shiftin' his share of the blame
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And some people swear he's my double
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And some even say we're the same
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But the silver-tongued devil's got nothin' to lose
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And I'll only live till I die
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We take our own chances, and pay our own dues
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The silver tongued devil and I
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Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him
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She knew in her heart that he'd lied
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Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her
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No matter, how hard that she tried
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'Cause she'll offer her charms, to the darkness and danger
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Of something that she's never known
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And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
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Who'll love her and leave her alone
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And you know he's the devil
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He's everything that I ain't
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Hidin' intentions of evil
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Under the smile of a saint
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All he's good for is gettin' in trouble
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And shiftin' his share of the blame
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And some people swear he's my double
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And some even say we're the same
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But the silver-tongued devil's got nothin' to lose
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I'll only live till I die
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We take our own chances, and pay our own dues
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The silver tongued devil and I
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The Silver Tongued Devil And I
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| Kris Kristofferson |
