Speak the truth, lose your job and stay free.

When you go upon the street and a stranger meet

Who seems to know you, don’t be so sweet,

And claim to know his face while you greet.

When dressed up in your only Sunday suit

That some one admires, don’t begin to hoot

That it is only your old every-day suit.

When asked a simple question you cannot answer

Don’t say that you’ve just forgot and be a romancer,

Come out with the truth, say you don’t know.