“Let That Liar Alone”
Description
On the theme of the wickedness a liar can do. "Come to your house, stay all day...." "Tell you such a lie it'll surprise your mind...." Sometimes the liar is Satan. Cho: "If you don't want... to get in trouble...You'd better let that liar alone."
Long description
Words vary, but always on the theme of the wickedness a liar can do. "Come to your house, stay all day" "Tell you such a lie it'll surprise your mind/Mix a little truth just to make it shine" Sometimes the liar is Satan. Chorus: "If you don't want, you don't have to get in trouble...You'd better let that liar alone"
Notes
This is a messy song; the verses vary all over the place, sometimes secular, sometimes religious, but the chorus is constant. - PJS
Cross references
- cf. "Satan's a Liar (Ain't Gonna Worry My Lord No More)" (theme)
Recordings
- Emry Arthur, "Let That Liar Alone" (Vocalion 5229, c. 1928)
- Carlisles, "Leave That Liar Alone" (Mercury 70109, 1953)
- Carter Family, "You Better Let That Liar Alone" (Decca 5518, 1938, rec. 1937)
- Rev. Edward Clayborn, "Let That Lie Alone" (Vocalion 1093, 1927)
- Fairfield Four, "Better Leave That Liar Alone" (Bullet 253, n.d.; rec. 1946)
- Golden Gate Quartet, "Let That Liar Alone" (Bluebird B-7835, 1938)
- Rev. Anderson Johnson, "Leave That Liar Alone" (Glory 4016, n.d., rec. 1953)
- Mound City Jubilee Quartette, "Let That Liar Alone" (Decca 7058, 1935)
- Rev. Isaiah Shelton, "The Liar" (Victor 20583, 1927; on Babylon)
- Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk, "You Better Let That Liar Alone" (OKeh 8667/Velvetone 7078/Clarion 6052/Diva 5175, 1929; rec. 1928)
- Rosetta Tharpe, "Let That Liar Alone" (Decca 48023, n.d.; rec. 1943)
- Trumpeteers, "Leave That Lie Alone" (Score 5057, n.d.; rec. 1946)
- Rev. T. E. Weems, "You Better Let That Liar Alone" (Columbia 14469-D, 1929; rec. 1927)
References
- Roud #5120
- BI, RcLTLA