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Just let me tell you how a liar will do,
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he's always coming with something new,
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he'll steal your heart with false pretence,
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making out like he's your bosom friend.
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If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
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if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.
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When a liar takes the notion to bend the truth,
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he'll lay around his neighbors and get the news,
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and nearly every day when you look out,
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you can see that liar coming to your house.
D A D
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
D D A D
if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.
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He'll tell you such a lie, it'll surprise your mind,
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he'll mix a little truth for to make it shine,
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when he gets his business fixed just right,
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then that liar's going to cause a fight.
D A D
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
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if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.
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He studies up a lie, he'll tell it so smooth,
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you'll think absolutely that it must be true,
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and he'll urge you out for to trace the tale,
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and if you don't mind you'll be put in jail.
D A D
If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
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if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.
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When everything's in perfect peace,
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then comes that liar with his deceit,
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a hypocrite liar both keeps up a fuss,
A D
they're both very bad but a liar's the worse.
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If you don't want to get in trouble, if you don't want to get in trouble,
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if you don't want to get in trouble, better let that liar alone.
Written by A.P. Carter