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
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