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It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
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Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
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Written by Billy Mayhew
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- Peaked at # 7 in 1955
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- Previously charted in 1935 at # 1 by Fats Waller and # 5 by Victor Young
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- Later charted at # 99 in 1964 by Tony Bennett
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Be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
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It's a sin to tell a lie
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Millions of hearts have been broken
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Just because these words were spoken
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I love you, yes I do, I love you
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If you break my heart I'll die
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So be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
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It's a sin to tell a lie
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Cross my heart and I hope to die
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I'll never, never, ever tell another white lie
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Took a little doll out on a date last night
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Next to her, *Gravel Gertie* would have looked all right
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Now I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea
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'cause I said "Baby, you look good to me"
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I told her I loved her but, oh, how I lied
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And now she's gettin' set to be my blushin' bride
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If she leads me to the altar, then I'm sunk
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cause I can't tell the preacher I was drunk
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So Lord have mercy on a no 'count sinner
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Give me one more chance to let another guy win 'er
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Cross my heart and I hope to die
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I'll never, never, EVER tell another white lie.
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Be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
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It's a sin to tell a lie
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Millions of hearts have been broken
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Just because these words were spoken
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I love you, yes I do, I love you
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If you break my heart I'll die
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So be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
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It's a sin to tell a lie
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It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
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| Somethin' Smith and the Redhea |
