Producer: Andy Paley

The confidence man
He made a mess out of me
The confidence man
He'd charm a snake from a tree
He's tall, slim and gorgeous
With long eyelashes
What a guy, what a ride
Until the carriage crashes

He's got lies that'll make
Diamonds out of coal
He's got lies that'll make
A good girl sell her soul
But, don't ever give in
Until you've been livin' in
If you ever give in to
The confidence man

Can try to resist him
He'll always win
He'll beat you up on sorrys
And expect his gin
He's packin' a wad
But he's wanted for fraud
If any state that's fool enough
To let him in

He'll love me every night
For a month or more
And all the things he bought me
He stole from a store
I'd like to feed him poison
And then bring the boys in
To mess up the man
Who made a mess out of me

The confidence man
The confidence man
Nobody ever treated me
The way he did
The confidence man
Confidence man
I'd like to cover up his face
With a coffin lid

The confidence man
The confiden-
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