Big Hat, No Cattle — текст песни (Randy Newman)

There`s a book called The Duke of Deception, written by Geoffrey
Wolff. It`s about his father, who was a tremendous liar, though
he appeared to be completely beyond reproach. He`d created this
whole parallel identity, pretending to have attended certain
schools, pretending to have certain businesses. He made a profession
of lying. I`m not talking about an occasional lie - that does
not qualify for Big Hat, No Cattle. I`m talking about people
who base a whole life on lying, people who have cards that say
producer, or CEO, Cloverdale Music. What does it cost to
have cards printed up with anything you want? Nothing.