You can't judge an apple by lookin' at the tree
And you can't judge honey by lookin' at the bee
And you can't judge a daughter by lookin' at the mother
You can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover

No, can't you see, how you misjudged me
And I may look like a farmer but I'm a lover
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover, no no

You can't judge sugar by lookin' at the cane
And you can't judge a woman by lookin' at the name
And you can't judge one by lookin' at the other
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover

No, can't you see, just how you misjudged me, oh
And I may look like a farmer but I'm a lover
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover, no no

You can't judge a fish by lookin' at the pond
And you can't judge right by lookin' at the wrong
You can't judge a sister by lookin' at the brother
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover

No, can't you see, how you misjudged me, oh
And I may look like a farmer but I'm a lover
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover, no no
No honey, can't you see, how you misjudged me, oh
And I may look like a farmer but I'm a lover
And you can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover, no you can't