YOU CAN'T TELL A BOOK BY ITS COVER
by Willie Dixon

Now, you can't tell the honey, babe, lookin' at the bee.
You can't tell an apple lookin' at the tree.
Can't tell the sister lookin' at the brother.
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover.

CHO:
Baby can't you see how you misjudged me.
I may look like a farmer, baby, but I'm a lover.
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover.

Now, you can't judge the sugar lookin' in the cane.
You can't tell a woman lookin' at her man.
Can't judge a father lookin' at the brother.
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover.

Now, you can't tell the fish lookin' in the pond.
You can't judge a right lookin' at the wrong.
Can't judge the one lookin' at the other.
Can't judge a book lookin' at the cover.

Transcribed from the singing of Tom Rush on "Take a Little Walk With Me"

First popularized by Bo Diddley

copyright Arc Music, BMI

Enjoy the song!

Roger in Baltimore