I Can Tell By the Way You Smell

Ry Cooder

Hey, look here baby, what's going on ? 
Step over in the light 
Oh, no! Look here. 

Your hair is all wrecked, you're full of sweat 
Your underskirt is wringing  wet 
You come in here walking just like a goose 
It looks like somebody just tranked you to loose 
You've been doing something 
You've been doing something wrong 
You've been doing something 
You've been doing something wrong 
I can tell by the way you smell 

And there's grandma and grandpa out on the porches 
Must be kidding 'bout her ninety years 
Ain't too old, God almighty, just keep shifting them gears 
Well, you ain't too old, said you ain't too old 
Ain't too old, doing the boogie, you ain't too old 
I can tell by the way they smell 

Well, it's a-run here mama! Just look at little sis' 
Got her hand in her toodle, way up to her wrist 
She's doing something wrong, she's doing something wrong 
She's doing something wrong, God knows she's doing it 
I can tell by the way she smell 

Go on and change your clothes!