Tom Rush You Can't Tell A Book By The Cover written by Willie Dixon
Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar
Al Kooper guitar
Harvey Brooks bass
Bob Dylan piano
Bobby Gregg drums
Bruce Langhorne guitar
Bb
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
Bb7
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
Eb Bb
Baby can't you see how you misjudged me
F Eb
I may look like a farmer, baby, but I'm a lover
Bb
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
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Bb
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
Bb7
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
Eb Bb
Baby can't you see how you misjudged me
F Eb
I may look like a farmer, baby, but I'm a lover
Bb
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
Bb
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
Bb7
Can't judge a book lookin' at the cover
Eb Bb
Baby can't you see how you misjudged me
F Eb
I may look like a farmer, baby, but I'm a lover
Bb
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
Bb
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 mother lookin' at the sister
Bb7
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
Eb Bb
Baby can't you see how you misjudged me
F Eb
I may look like a farmer, baby, but I'm a lover
Bb
Can't tell a book lookin' at the cover
From Tom Rush on "Take a Little Walk With Me"
Elektra Records
Arc Music(BMI)
