Be Careful of Stones That You Throw

<br>Recorded by hank williams, sr.<br><br>Written by bonnie dodd<br><br><br><br>Chorus<br><br>A [f] tongue can accuse and carry bad [c] news<br><br>The [f] seeds of distrust, it will [c] sow<br><br>But [f] unless youve made no mistakes in your [c] life<br><br>Be careful of [g7] stones that you [c] throw.<br><br><br><br>(spoken)<br><br>[c] a neighbor was passing my [f] garden one time<br><br>[c] she stopped and I knew right away [g7]<br><br>That it was gossip, not flowers, she had on her mind [c]<br><br>And this is what I heard my neighbor say:<br><br><br><br>[c] &quot;that girl down the street [f] should be run from our midst<br><br>[c] she drinks and she talks quite a lot [g7]<br><br>She knows not to speak to my child or to me.&quot; [c]<br><br>My neighbor then smiled and I thought:<br><br><br><br>Chorus<br><br><br><br>(spoken)<br><br>A car speeded by and the screamin of brakes<br><br>A sound that made my blood chill<br><br>For my neighbors one child had been pulled from the path<br><br>And saved by a girl lying still.<br><br><br><br>The child was unhurt and my neighbor cried out:<br><br>&quot;oh! who was that brave girl so sweet? &quot;<br><br>I covered the crushed, broken body and said:<br><br>&quot;the bad girl who lived down the street.&quot;<br><br><br><br>Chorus