Kristofferson Kris - The Silvertongued Devil I Lyrics

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 ...