Never Trust a Smith

Never trust a Smith,

You know the name is made up.

If you trust a Smith,

You’re gonna end up laid up.

Never trust a Smith,

They scheme and they plan.

You can’t trust a Smith,

They’re a much too shifty clan.

For what do you know of love?

Take it from me, an expert.

Never trust a Smith,

They’ll only do you dirt.

Never trust a Smith,

They just can’t be trusted.

If you trust a Smith,

Your heart will be busted.

Never trust a Smith.

You never know what they’ll do,

But you can be sure

The worse’ll come to you.

So never trust a Smith.

No matter what you do.

They just can’t be trusted,

They’re a much too shifty crew.

Never trust a Smith,

The name just isn’t real

And you can be sure

You’ll get a raw deal.

Take it from me, an expert.

I trusted a Smith.

Now what have I to show for it?

Not even a tiny ‘if’.

Never trust a Smith,

You know the name is made up.

Never trust a Smith,

Your love won’t be paid up.

For they are worse than bombs,

They suck you in,

Then they wave bye-bye,

It’s just a sin.

Never trust a Smith,

They’ll only make you blue.

They’ll find another

And forget all about you.

So never trust a Smith

What ever you may do.

They just can’t be trusted,

They’re a much too shifty crew.

She’ll leave you after all,

When all your dough is gone.

Leave you alone and crying,

Alone without no one.

So never trust a Smith.

It’ll be better to slit your wrist.

Never trust a Smith,

It’s just too great a risk.

Never trust a Smith.

You know the name is made up.

Never trust a Smith,

You’ll only end up laid up.

So never, ever, but or if,

Trust a Smith.

Illustration: The Kid with a trusted friend named Smith, 1945.