Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet. ✨ Attribu…

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Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet. ✨ Attributed by Mark Twain in 'Mark Twain as George Washington'. Another version is: I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet. Weems 'Washington' (Fifth ed. 1806)
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Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet. ✨ Attributed by Mark Twain in 'Mark Twain as George Washington'. Another version is: I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet. Weems 'Washington' (Fifth ed. 1806)

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