[Verse 1]
Hey there, mister fine
Sweet little clinging vine
Your actions kinda show me you love me truly
You're warmer than July, sweeter than apple pie
But I can't let you know you're getting to me

[Chorus]
Yeah, 'cause you can't judge a book by its cover
Oh, my papa used to say, "Child, look beyond a smile
And can't judge a book by the lover"
Ha, and you sure can't judge a book by its cover

[Verse 2]
Boy, I'm sweet on you
Though you can't see through
This unconcerned expression I've been wearing
Oh, yeah, I practice looking bored so you can feel ignored
But that don't mеan that I'm not really caring

[Chorus]
'Cause you can't judge a book by it's covеr
Maybe my coldness is a mask, maybe your loving will last
You can't judge a look by the lover
Ha, ha, and you sure can't judge a book by its cover
Gonna break it down
[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Said

[Verse 3]
Somewhere beyond the skin, somewhere deep within
We might find that love is there to test us, yeah
Oh, we've got to have more (More)
Give it all it deserves
And maybe we'll find something precious

[Chorus]
Hey, oh, you can't judge a book by its cover
Papa would sit me on his knee
And you know he'd preach to me
You can't judge a look by the lover
No, no, and you sure can't judge a book by its cover

[Outro]
Oh, he may be mine on the outside
Oh, but so mine on the inside
You better take a deeper book
Ah, before you buy that book
No, no, remember
Papa didn't fake you, no, no, no, no
So you can't say you ain't been told, no