Текст (слова) песни: Kris Kristofferson - The Silvertongued Devil And I
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 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 And shifting his share of the blame And some people swear he`s my double And some even say we`re the same But the silver-tounged devil`s got nothing to lose And I`ll 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 who`ve 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 she`ll offer her charms to the darkness and danger Of something that she`s never known And open her arms at the smile of a stranger Who`ll love her and leave her alone
And (you know) he`s the devil ...
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