SILVER TONGUE DEVIL | Dirty Delta Blues Story Song | Sam Dad Radio®

SILVER TONGUE DEVIL | Dirty Delta Blues Story Song | Sam Dad Radio® “Silver Tongue Devil” rolls through Jade’s Ferry with a grin, a handshake, and a deal that sounds just good enough to get you in trouble. He’ll sell a fish some water, sell shade to a tree, take your money, call you his buddy — then wave bye-bye three towns down the line. Old Old Joe has seen his kind before. “Boy… some men sell for a livin’. This one sells you a lie.” Built around a dirty Delta blues shuffle, greasy slide guitar, harmonica, walking bass and a loose back-porch groove, this one belongs to that old Southern tradition where the warning comes wrapped in a joke. Featuring the fictional world and characters of Jade’s Ferry, including Old Old Joe, Johnny Stix, Bobby Bass and Booker Mike. And remember: Don’t shake his hand, neither. He’ll sell it back to ya. 📻 Subscribe and pull up a chair:    / @samuelliverio   What’s the smoothest line somebody ever used trying to sell you something you didn’t need? Drop it in the comments. — Sam Dad Radio® That Silver Tongue Devil might be three towns down the line by now… but I wouldn’t bet the grocery money on it. What’s your favorite line in this one? If this one made you grin, let me know below. And if you’ve ever crossed paths with a silver-tongued salesman yourself, there’s room on this porch for that story too. Thank you for listening and supporting original independent SONGS. — Sam DISCLOSURE This production was created by Sam Dad Radio®. Vocals, instrumental performances, visual artwork and other production elements may include the use of modern AI-assisted creative tools under the creative direction, arrangement, editing, storytelling and final production of Sam Dad Radio®. “Silver Tongue Devil,” Jade’s Ferry, Old Old Joe, Johnny Stix, Bobby Bass, Booker Mike, and the characters, locations, situations and events depicted in this production are presented as part of a fictional entertainment work. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, real musical groups, businesses, places, vehicles, events or other entities is purely coincidental and unintended. This production is created for entertainment purposes only. COPYRIGHT © 2026 Sam Dad Radio®. All Rights Reserved. Lyrics, original story concept, arrangement, video production, visual presentation, editing and master production © Sam Dad Radio®. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, re-uploading or commercial use of this production or its original creative elements is prohibited without permission. #SilverTongueDevil, #SamDadRadio, #DeltaBlues, #DirtyDeltaBlues, #CountryBlues, #MississippiBlues, #SouthernBlues, #BluesMusic, #OriginalMusic, #OriginalSong, #StorySong, #BluesStorytelling, #OldOldJoe, #JohnnyStix, #BobbyBass, #BookerMike, #JadesFerry, #SlideGuitar, #HarmonicaBlues, #ResonatorGuitar, #RootsMusic, #AmericanaMusic, #SouthernMusic, #IndependentMusic, #VintageBlues, #FrontPorchMusic, #BluesShuffle, #NewMusic, #MusicStorytelling, #SamDadRadioOriginal, Lyrics SILVER TONGUE DEVIL [Intro — Guitar Shuffle] OLD OLD JOE — spoken: Boy… some men sell for a livin’. This one sells you a lie. [Verse 1] He’ll shake your hand, grin real wide, Sell you your own watch, then sell you the time, Then he’s gone… three towns down the line. [Chorus] Silver tongue devil, slick as he can be, Sell a fish some water, sell shade to a tree, Take your money, call you his buddy, wave bye-bye, Silver tongue devil can sell you a lie. [Slide Guitar Turnaround] [Verse 2] He said, “Hold the pen, boy, I’ll move the paper,” “Sign right here, we can talk about it later,” Contract was done ’fore I knew… don’t you laugh…. he’ll do the same thing to you… [Chorus] Silver tongue devil, slick as he can be, Sell a fish some water, sell shade to a tree, Take your money, call you his buddy, wave bye-bye, Silver tongue devil can sell you a lie. [Harmonica Answer] [Verse 3] He’ll tell you, “Go to hell,” with a smile on his lip, Make it sound so good you’ll pack for the trip, Charge you for the ticket — …then expect a tip. [Chorus] Silver tongue devil, slick as he can be, Sell a fish some water, sell shade to a tree, Take your money, call you his buddy, wave bye-bye, Silver tongue devil can sell you a lie. [Verse 4] Sold a bald man a comb, sold a bird some air, Sold me back my own shirt as I stood right there, When that devil starts talkin’, Brother, you had better beware… [Final Chorus — Bigger] Silver tongue devil, slick as he can be, Sell a fish some water, sell shade to a tree, Take your money, call you his buddy, wave bye-bye, Silver tongue devil can sell you a lie. [Outro — Band Drops Back] OLD OLD JOE — spoken: Don’t shake his hand, neither. He’ll sell it back to ya. [Guitar Sting]