Rumor Mill Songtext
von Heritage Singers

Let me tell you a story ′bout a local enterprise
There's one in every town no matter what its size
It doesn′t turn a profit or bring any new revenue
It's good for one thing and that's the damage it will do

It′s called the rumor mill
The rumor mill
If it can be twisted you can be sure that it will
′Cause there ain't nothing sacred at the rumor mill
The rumor mill

The people that work there are all volunteers
The only qualification is a mouth and two big ears
If the story′s not clear enough that's okay
They′ll just doctor it up and then send it on its way
It doesn't matter who′s involved or who it's going to hurt
As long as folks are listening they'll keep shoveling dirt


At the rumor mill
The rumor mill
If it can be twisted you can be sure that it will
′Cause there ain′t nothing sacred at the rumor mill
The rumor mill

The rumor mill
Manufacturing lies
The rumor mill
Where the truth is disguised
The rumor mill
Where reputations are crushed
The rumor mill
Where nothing is hushed

If it can be twisted you can be sure that it will
'Cause there ain′t nothing sacred at the rumor mill
The rumor mill

Now listen my children to this warning I make
You've got a lot ot lose there′s a lot here at stake
The Bible plainly states you're goin′ to reap what you sow
And you'll be shown mercy by the mercy you show


So shut your mouth and ask your friends
To kindly do the same
Or you'll wind up a victim with no one left to blame
At the rumor mill
The rumor mill

If it can be twisted you can be sure that it will
′Cause there ain′t nothing sacred at the rumor mill
The rumor mill
At the rumor mill