Cat. #1159 (MFH #809) - As sung by Audrey Barclay, Springfield, Missouri on September 19, 1970
VERSE 1
George Washington, so history says
Could never tell a lie
I wish there was more Washington
I do, I hope to die
When I was but a little lad
Somebody felt my head
My boy you'll be a president
Someday, that's what he said
Somebody lied, somebody lied, you see
There never was a president
That ever resembled me
Somebody lied, somebody lied
As plain as plain could be
Somebody lied as sure as your borned
Somebody falsefied to me
VERSE 2
When first I started out in life
To be a president
I got a livery stable job
That wasn't worth a cent
Somebody said, there stands a mule
Go carry her for me
Don't be afraid of hurt her hind legs
She's gentle as can be
Somebody lied, somebody lied, you see
That mule jest twisted in her stall
An' handed me one, that's all
Somebody lied, somebody lied
As plain as plain could be
Somebody strayed from th righteous path
Somebody falsified to me