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 in a revenue
It's good for one thing
that's the damage it'll 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 nothin' sacred
at 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 is gonna hurt
As long as folks are listenin'
They'll keep shovelin' dirt
at the rumor mill
The rumor mill
If it can be twisted
You can be sure that it will
'Cause there
ain't nothin' sacred
at the rumor mill
Manufacturin' lies
Where the truth is disguised
Where reputations are crushed
Where nothin' is hushed
If it can be twisted
You can be sure that it will
'Cause there ain't nothin'
sacred at the rumor mill
Now listen my children
to this warnin' I make
You've got a lot to lose
There's a lot here at stake
The Bible plainly states
You're gonna 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
You'll wind up a victim
with no one to blame
at the rumor mill
At the rumor mill
If it can be twisted
You can be sure that it will
'Cause there
ain't nothin' sacred
at the rumor mill
At the rumor mill
At the rumor mill