Be careful of stones that you throw-artist: dion-peak billboard position # 31 in 1963-previously recorded by hank william, sr. (as "luke the drifter") in 1952-later recorded by hank williams, jr. and charted at # 37 in 1969-words and music by bonnie dodd(so be careful of stones that you throw)oh, a tongue can accuse and carry bad newsgossip is cheap and it's lo-o-owso unless you've made no mistakes in your lifejust be careful of stones that you throwspoken: a neighbor was passin' my garden one time. she stopped and i knew right away that it was gossip, not flowers, she had on her mind. and this is what i heardmy neighbor say-"you know, that girl down the street should be run from our midst. shedrinks and she talks quite a lot. she knows not to speak to my child and me." my neighborthen smiled and i thoughtoh, a tongue can accuse and carry bad newsgossip is cheap and it's lo-o-owbut unless you've made no mistakes in your lifebe careful of stones that you throwspoken: just then a car speeded by in the screamin' of brakes-a sound that made my blood chill. for my neighbor's one child had been pulled from the path and saved by a girl lyin' still. the child was unhurt and my neighbor cried out "oh, who was that brave girl so sweet?" i covered the crushed broken body and said "the bad girl who lived down the street."so unless you've made no mistakes in your lifejust be careful of stones that you throwtranscribed by robin hood