When I became of age my mother called me to her side

She said son you're growing up now pretty soon

You'll take a bride

And then she said

Just because you've become a young man now

Man now

There's still some things that you don't understand now

Son now

Before you ask some girl for her hand now

My son

Keep your freedom for as long as you can now

My mama told me you better shop around

Shop shop around a-whoa-yeah

You better uh-huh shop around

Shop shop around

Uh-uh-uh

There's some things that I want you to know now

Uh-huh- ooo

A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now

Uh-huh- ooo

The women come and the women gonna go now

Uh-huh ooo

Before you tell me that you love me so now

My mama told me you better shop around

Shop shop around whoa-yeah

You better uh-huh shop around

Shop shop around

A-gotta get yourself a bargain son

Don't be sold on the very first one

A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen

A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin

Uh-huh ooo

Before you take a girl and say I do now

A make sure she's in love with-a you now

My mama told me

You better shop around

Oh-hey-hey-hey

Try to get yourself a bargain son

Don't be sold on the very first one

First one first one

A pretty girls come a dime a dozen

A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin

Uh-huh ooo

Before you take a girl and say I do now

Make sure she's in love with a-you now

Make sure that her love is true now

I'd hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now

My Mama told me

You better shop around

Shop shop around

Uh-huh don't let the first one get you

Shop shop around

On nocuz I don't wanna see ya wicher

Uh-huh shop shop around

Uh-huh before you let me hold you tight

Shop shop around

A-yeah-yeah shop around

Make sure shes alright

Uh-huh shop shop around

Uh-huh before you let me take your hand my son

Uh-huh shop shop around

Understand my son

Uh-huh shop shop around

Be a man my son

Uh-huh shop shop around

I know you can my son

Uh-huh shop shop around

I lov