时长: 02:51
Spoken:[00:00:00]
When I became of age my mother called me to her side[00:00:01]
She said 'Son you're growing up now pretty soon you'll[00:00:05]
Take a bride" [00:00:09]
Sings:[00:00:12]
And then she said -[00:00:12]
'Just because you've become a young man now[00:00:14]
(Man now)[00:00:15]
There's still some things that you don't understand now[00:00:17]
(Son now)[00:00:19]
Before you ask some girl for her hand now[00:00:21]
(My son)[00:00:23]
'Keep your freedom for as long as you can now'[00:00:24]
My mama told me 'You better shop around'[00:00:27]
(Shop shop around) a whoa-yeah[00:00:31]
You better (uh-huh) shop around[00:00:33]
(Shop-shop around)[00:00:35]
Uh-uh-uh[00:00:37]
''There's some things that I want you to know now'[00:00:37]
(Uh-huh-ooo)[00:00:42]
'A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now'[00:00:43]
(Uh-huh-ooo)[00:00:45]
'The women come and the women gonna go now'[00:00:46]
(Uh-huh-ooo)[00:00:48]
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now[00:00:49]
My mama told me 'You better shop around'[00:00:52]
(Shop shop around) whoa-yeah[00:00:57]
You better (uh-huh) shop around[00:00:59]
(Shop shop around)[00:01:01]
'A gotta get yourself a bargain son'[00:01:03]
'Don't be sold on the very first one'[00:01:07]
'Pretty girls come a dime a dozen'[00:01:11]
'A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin'[00:01:14]
(Uh-huh-ooo)[00:01:18]
'Before you take a girl and say 'I do now'[00:01:19]
(Uh-huh)[00:01:22]
'A make sure she's in love a with you now'[00:01:22]
My mama told me ('you better shop around)[00:01:25]
Instrumental[00:01:29]
Oh-hey-hey-hey[00:01:45]
(ooooh)[00:01:47]
'Try to get yourself a bargain son'[00:01:47]
'Don't be sold on the very first one'[00:01:50]
(First one first one)[00:01:53]
A pretty girls come a dime a dozen[00:01:55]
A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin'[00:01:56]
(Uh-huh-ooo)[00:02:00]
'Before you take a girl and say 'I do' now' (uh-huh)[00:02:01]
'Make sure she's in love with-a you now' (uh-huh)[00:02:06]
'Make sure that her love is true now' (uh-huh)[00:02:09]
'I'd hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now'[00:02:12]
My mama told me 'You better shop around'[00:02:16]
(Shop shop around)[00:02:20]
Uh-huh don't let the first one get you'[00:02:21]
(Shop shop around)[00:02:24]
Oh no cuz I don't wanna see her 'wich-you''[00:02:26]
(Uh-huh 'before you let 'em hold you tight'[00:02:28]
A yeah-yeah 'make sure she's alright'[00:02:31]
Uh-huh 'before you let 'em take your hand my son'[00:02:35]
'Understand my son'[00:02:39]
'Be a man my son'[00:02:41]
'I know you can my son'[00:02:43]
I love it a shop around[00:02:45]