The Silver Tougued Devil And I - Steve Hofmeyr

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
Who's eyes were as dark as her hair
And as I was searching from bottles to bottles
Of 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 getting in trouble
Shifting his share of the blame
Some people swear he's my double
Some even say we're the same
But that silver tongued devil's got nothing to lose
I'll only live till I die
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
That silver tongued devil and I
I call 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 I tried
Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
Of world 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 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
Shifting his share of the blame
Some people swear he's my double
Some even say we're the same
But that silver tongued devil's got nothing to lose
I'll only live till I die
We take our own chances and pay our own dues
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
That silver tongued devil and I