Just because you've become a young woman
now There's still some things that you don't
understand now Before you ask some guy for his
hand now Keep your freedom for as long as you
can now My mama told me You better shop
around There's some things that I want you
to know now Just as sure as the wind's gonna
blow now The men'll come and the men are gonna
go now Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so
now My mama told meYou better shop
around Try to get yourself a bargain,
girl Don't be sold on the very first
one Good-looking guys come a dime a
dozen Try to find you one who's gonna give you
true loving Before you take a man and say I
do now Make sure he's in love with you
now Make sure that his love is true now I
hate to see you feeling sad and blue now My
mama told me You better shop around

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 'em that you love 'em 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 (Uh-huh)
A-make sure she's in love a with you now

My mama told me, You better shop around

Oh-hey-hey-hey (ooooh) 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 (uh-huh)
Make sure she's in love with-a you now (uh-huh)
Make sure that her love is true now (uh-huh)
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)
Oh no, 'cuz I don't wanna see her wich-you (Uh-huh)
Before you let'em hold you tight
A-yeah-yeah 'make sure she's alright

Uh-huh, before you let'em take your hand my son
Understand my son. Be a man my son. I know you can my son

I love it...a shop around

(William Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy)

[Spoken:]
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'...

[Sings:]
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 'em that you love 'em 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)

[Instrumental]

Oh-hey-hey-hey
(ooooooh)
'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 no,cuz I don't wanna see ya 'wicher'
(Uh-huh shop, shop around)
Uh-huh 'before you let 'em 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 'em 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 love it
(Uh-huh shop, shop around)
A shop around...

Just because you've become a young woman now
There's still some things that you don't understand now
Before you ask some guy for his hand now
Keep your freedom for as long as you can now
My mama told me, you better shop around

There's some things that I want you to know now
Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow now
The men'll come and the men are gonna go now
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now
My mama told me, you better shop around

Try to get yourself a bargain, girl
Don't be sold on the very first one
Good-looking guys come a dime a dozen
Try to find you one who's gonna give you true loving
Before you take a man and say I do now
Make sure he's in love with you now
My mama told me, ya better shop around

Try to get yourself a bargain, girl
Don't be sold on the very first one
Good-looking guys come a dime a dozen
Try to find you one who's gonna give you true loving

Before you take a guy and say I do now
Make sure he's in love with you now
Make sure that his love is true now
I hate to see you feeling sad and blue now
My mama told me, You better shop around
Uh Huh now

Pd… Musik & Lyrik: Berry Gordy, Jr.; Smokey Robinson ℗1960 …Pd.
Pd… ®Org1960Sep27; Us#2(Dec), R&B#1, Cb#1, RolStMz#495/500GtSongsOfAllTime, OneOf500SongsThatShapedRnR, Gm#HallofFameY(2006) …Pd.

Pd… When I became of age
My mother called me to her side
Son your growing up now
Pretty soon you'll take a bride now
Just because you've become a young man now
There's still some things that you don't understand now
Before you ask some girl for her hand now
Keep your freedom for as long as you can now
My mama told me
You better shop around
There's some things that I want you to know now
Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow now
The women come and the women are gonna go now
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now
My mama told me
You better shop around
Try to get yourself a bargain, son
Don't be sold on the very first one
Good-looking girls come a dime a dozen
Try to find you one who's gonna give you true loving
Before you take a girl and say I do now
Make sure she's in love with you now
My mama told me
You better shop around
Try to get yourself a bargain, son
Don't be sold on the very first one
Good-looking girls come a dime a dozen
Try to find you one who's gonna give you true loving
Before you take a girl and say I do now
Make sure she's in love with you now
Make sure that her love is true now
I hate to see you feeling sad and blue now
My mama told me
You better shop around …Pd.
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