The untruth is easy to find. Sometimes it's even fun.

True or False

This tale can be partly false and sometimes partly true ,
I can’t tell the difference so the truth is up to you,

Hey I bet you didn’t know , that every minute a liar is born,
My minute happened just after midnight in the very early morn,

Not saying that I’m a liar, the truth I just measure out a bit,
You tell me a story and i’ll come close to or almost repeating it,

You understand of course, that to tell a story with high interest and suspense,
You add a little fabrication, sometimes up to ten percent,

This is a mark of a good liar, where the truth is easy to switch,
But after fifteen years of tellin, which ten percent is which,

I’m a pretty good fabricator, when the truth is hard to see,
Some think I hold a Master or a Bachelor’s Degree,
I guess I must be lying again , I thought this was about me,

In the early west , to call someone a liar meant an instant gun fight,
It was the worse of insults, not a break the ice invite,

Well this ain’t the early west and I ain’t packin a gun,
So if you’re gonna call me a liar, Smile when you say that son,

Cause I’m a peaceable feller, without malice or intent,
So Calling me a liar I might consider a compliment,

They say my tales will overflow a two story church confessional,
When it comes to tellin stories, I’m considered a professional ,

So when you read my story, though it may be long and trying.
Remember everyting I write is based on fact, The fact that I might be lying!

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