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Traditional. Our sources were the Carter Family and the Staples Singers.
Unaccompanied trio

lyrics

If you don’t want to get in trouble
If you don’t want to get in trouble
If you don’t want to get in trouble
You better let that liar alone.

Well let me tell you people what a liar will do
He’s always comin with somethin new
Steal your heart with false pretense
Make out like he’s your bosom friend.

When a liar takes a notion to bend the truth
Lay around his neighbors to get the news
Nearly every day when you look out
You can see that liar comin to your house.

He’ll tell you such a lie to surprise your mind
Mix a little truth for to make it shine
When he finds out you believe what he says
Then that liar’s gonna have his way.

When everything is in perfect peace
Here comes that liar with his deceit
When he gets his business fixed just right
Then that liar’s gonna cause a fight.

Well he makes out like he loves you so well
Everything he hears he must come and tell
Let me tell you sister if you only knew
What a certain somebody said about you
He studies up a lie, tell it so smooth
That you think absolutely that it must be true
He’ll urge you out to trace the tale
If you don’t mind you’ll be put in jail
A hypocrite, a liar both kicks up a fuss
They’re both very bad but a liar’s the worst.

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from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Alice Gerrard-lead vocal
Jeanie McLerie-low harmony vocal
Irene Herrmann-high harmony vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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