Intro: Verse 1: The old guitar picker had run out of liquor So I sat down beside him and bought him a drink Then I bought him another and finally some color Returned to his cheeks and he said with a wink Verse 2: "Son I worked with your daddy I knew Ernest and ol’ Lefty I played on the Oprey back when it was strong But it’s show-biz you know sometimes it gets slow So buy me another and I’ll sing you a song" "Be careful who you love for love can be untrue Be careful who you love be sure she loves you too" Verse 3: Well you like it I see and that’s real pleasin’ to me ’Cause Bocephus I’ve wrote hundreds and some you know well I wrote and sold ’em they bought ’em and stoled ’em But paper is cheap why they’re just tunes what the heck Verse 4: Then he tried to sell me the song he’d just song me I told him that song is a piece of your soul "Keep your song here’s some money" said Hank Jr "Bless you son" And I heard him singin’ as I walked out the door He said "Now Hank remember" "Be careful who you love for love can be untrue Be careful who you love be sure she loves you too" Verse 5: Well that was about a year ago and now friends wouldn’t ya know The songs a big hit some superstar claims he wrote He sings it and grins and the money rolls in It’s a wonder the words don’t stick in his throat Verse 6: Now I think of that writer his name was Arthur and I often wonder Just how many hit songs he sold in his time And how many men take the gift that God gave ’em And throw it away for the pretty red wine quite a few "Be careful who you love for love can be untrue Be careful who you love be sure she loves you too" Outro