Lyrics to
You Can’t Judge A Book

This version of You Can’T Judge A Book was released by Rick Springfield in 1974.

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Well, you can’t judge a book by looking at the cover
No, you can’t judge a man by looking at the cover
And you can’t judge a book by looking at the cover.

When I was young and went to school
My mama taught me the magic rule
And what she said I tried my best to follow.

She said
You can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can’t judge a man by looking (at the cover)
And you can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover).

Then I left school and moved around
And what I saw and what I found
Made me remember what she said to follow.

She said
You can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can’t judge a man by looking (at the cover)
And you can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover).

And now I think, by now I’d know
That what appears is not always so
And I remember what she said to follow.

She said
You can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can’t judge a man by looking (at the cover)
No, you can’t judge a book by looking (at the cover)

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The lyrics to You Can’T Judge A Book are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Rick Springfield in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to You Can’T Judge A Book are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Rick Springfield and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for You Can’T Judge A Book back when it was created.

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