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There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.
There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
Who gossips with you will gossip of you
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.
Knowledge is power if you know about the right person.
Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.
Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.
He's gone, and who knows how may he report
Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
He's gone, and who knows how may he report
Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
And all who told it added something new, And all who heard it made enlargements too.
And all who told it added something new, And all who heard it made enlargements too.
But that your royal pleasure must be done,
This act is as an ancient tale new told,
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But that your royal pleasure must be done,
This act is as an ancient tale new told,
And in the last repeating troublesome,
Being urged at a time unreasonable.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
