(Words and music by Randy Newman)
Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
What磗 all these crazy questions you磖e askin? Me?
This is the craziest party there could ever be!
Don磘 turn on the lights cuz I don磘 wanna see
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-no? Uh-uh!
Open up your window
Let some air into this room
I think I磎 almost chokin? Br>)From the smell of stale perfume
An that cigarette your smokin? Br> 碆out scared me half to death
Open up the window sucker
Let me catch my breath!
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son? Br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun?(she said) 磗on?(oh yeah)
(Instrumental)
The radio is blastin? Br> Someone磗 knockin? At the door
I磎 lookin? At my girlfriend
She磗 passed out on the floor
I seen so many things
I ain磘 never seen before!
Don磘 know what it is
I don磘 wanna see no more!
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said 磘hat ain磘 the way to have fun- son? Br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun- no? Br>
Mama told me (told)
Mama told me (told)
Mama told me (told me-told me)
Mama told me (told me-told me)
Whoa-oh-yeah-yeah
Mama told me not to go no (oh told me no)
Mama told me (told me-told me)
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-No? Br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son? Br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-No!
Did ya hear?
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son? Br> Listen to me- mama told me
Mama told me told me about it
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-no? Br> yeah! Yeah!
碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun (somebody) son? Br> 碩hat ain磘 (somebody) the way to have fun- no? Br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son? Br> My Mama told me
Mama told me
Mama told me..