You can hide down in the alley With your hat pulled over your eyes You can wear a wig or mustache Or any old disguise You can change your name an' address Even change your style of clothes But the shadow knows The shadow knows You thought you had me baffled You thought I didn't know But I know where you're goin', baby Long before you go You can't even snap your fingers Or wiggle your toes Without the shadow knows The shadow knows Now baby, stop your jivin' And your messin' 'round Because I know what you're puttin' Long before you put it down You better mind your P's and Q's And your M's an' N's an' O's Because the shadow knows The shadow knows