Silver Tongued Devil
Tales of the Silver Tongued Devil's Deception
Lyrics
I took myself down to the Tally Ho Tavern
I went to the Tally Ho Tavern.
To buy me a bottle of beer
I wanted to buy a bottle of beer.
And I sat me down by a tender young lady
I sat next to a young lady with dark eyes and hair.
Who's eyes were as dark as her hair
Describing the lady's appearance.
And as I was searching from bottle to bottle
I was searching for something sensible to say.
For something un-foolish to say
Trying to avoid saying something foolish.
That silver tongued devil just slipped from the shadows
A charming and persuasive person, referred to as the "silver-tongued devil," appeared.
And smilingly stole her away
The charming person took the lady away with a smile.
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I said, Hey, little girl
The speaker warns the girl about the charming person.
Don't you know he's a devil
Describing the charming person as a devil.
He's everything that I ain't
The devil is everything the speaker is not.
Hiding intentions of evil
Suggesting hidden evil intentions behind a saintly smile.
Under the smile of a saint
Highlighting the contrast between appearance and true nature.
All he's good for is getting in trouble
The devil is only good at causing trouble.
And shiftin' his shadow to blame
Blaming others for his misdeeds.
And some people swear he's my double
Some people think the devil is similar to the speaker.
And some even say we're the same
Speculation that they might be the same.
But the silver-tongued devil's got nothing to lose
The devil has nothing to lose.
I'll only live 'til I die
Emphasizing that life is temporary.
We'll take our own chances and pay our own dues
They will face their own challenges and consequences.
The silver tongued devil and I
The devil and the speaker will share their fate.
Like all the fair maidens who've laid down beside him
Describing women who have been with the devil.
She knew in her heart that he'd lied
These women knew he lied but still chose to be with him.
Nothin' that I could have said could have saved her
Even if the speaker tried, he couldn't have saved her.
No matter how hard that she tried
Emphasizing the futility of trying to help.
'Cause she'll offer her charms to the darkness and danger
Women willingly offer themselves to the unknown danger.
Of somethin' that she's never known
They embrace something unfamiliar and risky.
And open her arms at the smile of a stranger
Opening up to strangers who seem friendly.
Who'll love her and leave her alone
These strangers love and then abandon them.
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