{"id":56297,"date":"2026-10-25T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=56297"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:29:03","slug":"how-can-you-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/10\/25\/how-can-you-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Tell?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Sub-Bass, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWatch his mouth<br \/>\n(Watch him go)<br \/>\nTruth comes north<br \/>\n(Then heads south!)<br \/>\nRound and round<br \/>\n(The same old sound)<br \/>\nAnother glory &#8220;his&#8221; story<br \/>\n(Another shroud!)<br \/>\n&#8230; for crying out loud!<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHe says the sky is green today<br \/>\nThen swears the blue has gone away<br \/>\nHe tells us black is really white<br \/>\nAnd changes sides before the night<\/p>\n<p>A promise made, a promise bent<br \/>\nA million words, but what was meant?<br \/>\nThe facts are knocking at the door<br \/>\nHe says he&#8217;s never heard them before!<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHow can you tell he&#8217;s lying<br \/>\n&#8230; is he (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(Just a bit)<br \/>\nTrue. There&#8217;s no denying<br \/>\n&#8230; intentional slips<br \/>\n(Spew some shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(La, la, la) Lying to the dips<br \/>\n(The dip shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nHe says he won when he lost the race<br \/>\nThen puts a grin on his lying face<br \/>\nHe blames the crowd, he blames the game<br \/>\nHe changes facts but keeps his name<\/p>\n<p>Add more spin, blow more smoke<br \/>\nA grand old promise, another joke<br \/>\nCheck the record, check the score<br \/>\nThe truth keeps knocking evermore!<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHow can you tell he&#8217;s lying<br \/>\n&#8230; is he (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(Just a bit)<br \/>\nTrue. There&#8217;s no denying<br \/>\n&#8230; intentional slips<br \/>\n(Spew some shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(La, la, la) Lying to the dips<br \/>\n(The dip shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nMoo, moo, moo<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s he trying to do?)<br \/>\nSpin, spin, spin<br \/>\n(Where does truth begin?)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\nFact-check!<br \/>\n(What the heck?)<br \/>\nDouble-check!<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s next?)<br \/>\nWords are cheap<br \/>\n(Promises steep)<br \/>\nWatch what they do<br \/>\n(Does he have a clue!)<br \/>\nA claim&#8217;s not true because it&#8217;s loud<br \/>\nA lie&#8217;s not truth because it&#8217;s proud<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t take the bait, don&#8217;t buy the show<br \/>\nLook at the facts before you go<\/p>\n<p>The proof is there for all to see<br \/>\nIf we can face reality<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nHow can you tell he&#8217;s lying<br \/>\n&#8230; is he (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(Just a bit)<br \/>\nTrue. There&#8217;s no denying<br \/>\n&#8230; intentional slips<br \/>\n(Spew some shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s (moo, moo) moving his lips<br \/>\n(La, la, la) Lying to the dips<br \/>\n(The dip shhh&#8230;.)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s! Yes that&#8217;s &#8220;it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>How can you tell he&#8217;s lying?<br \/>\n(Check the facts!)<br \/>\nHow can you tell he&#8217;s lying?<br \/>\n(Watch how he acts!)<\/p>\n<p>Moo, moo, moo<br \/>\n(We see through you!)<br \/>\nSpin, spin, spin<br \/>\n(Truth will win!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nMoo, moo, moo!<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s he gonna do?)<br \/>\nLa, la, la!<br \/>\n(Lie to you!)<\/p>\n<p>Words may twist<br \/>\n(Facts persist)<br \/>\nLips may flap<br \/>\n(There&#8217;s the trap!)<\/p>\n<p>How can you tell?<br \/>\n(You know it well!)<br \/>\nCheck the facts&#8230;<br \/>\nAnd ring that bell!<\/p>\n<p>About the Song<br \/>\nFact-checking organizations have documented tens of thousands of false or misleading statements by Donald Trump throughout his political career. Because tracking criteria and scopes differ among media outlets, there is no single consensus figure, but comprehensive databases provide the following counts:<br \/>\n\u2022 The Washington Post Fact Checker: 30,573 false or misleading claims<br \/>\n\u2022 PolitiFact: rated approximately 76% of the Trump statements they examined as &#8220;Mostly False,&#8221; &#8220;False,&#8221; or &#8220;Pants on Fire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Social-Truth\/\">Social Truth<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Sub-Bass, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] Watch his mouth (Watch him go) Truth comes north (Then heads south!) Round and round (The same old sound) Another glory &#8220;his&#8221; story (Another shroud!) &#8230; for crying out loud! 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