Smoke-filled room, champagne on ice You look good 'till I look twice Cherry-red lips, and hips that swing You make a blind boy see, a mute man speak Momma done told me long ago, "Don't assume what you don't know" A beggar might sell what a rich man stole "Don't assume what you don't know" All you given to me, is what you want to be Oh, oh, oh Think you're taking me home, think you're buying the show Oh, oh, oh "Don't assume what you don't know" Sittin' there smug like you figured it out Your momma don't know what I'm about See, you can't buy me with another gin It takes more than a drink to let you in Momma done told me long ago, "Don't assume what you don't know" Beggar might sell what a rich man stole "Don't assume what you don't know" All you givin to me is what you want me to be Oh, oh, oh Think I'm taking you home, think I'm buying the show Oh, oh, oh "Don't assume what you don't know"