The Silver Tongued Devil And I
Kris Kristofferson

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I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern 
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To buy me a bottle of beer 
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I sat myself down by a tender young maiden 
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Whose eyes were as dark as her hair 
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And while I was searching from bottle to bottle 
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For something un-foolish 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 everything that I ain't 
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Hiding intentions of evil  -  under the smile of a saint 
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All he's good for is getting in trouble 
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And shifting 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 nothing 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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That 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 lied
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Nothing 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 soul up to the darkness and danger
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Of something that she's never known
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And open her arms to 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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Hiding intentions of evil  -  under the smile of a saint 
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All he's good for is getting in trouble 
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And shifting 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 nothing 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