Mama Makes Three

A boy i go to school with calls me up for a date

He said "i'll come and get you 'bout a quarter to eight"

We go off to a movie where he steals a little kiss

And then we park around the corner to explore a little bliss

I think his heart's a-pounding but it isn't my man

It's my mama out the window with a frying pan

Saying, "hey there, mister, that's my little girl

Keep your cultivating fingers off my precious little pearl"

I never get to keep no company

Because one and one is two but baby

Mama makes three

Now, ladies, listen up

I got a little older with a place of my own

A guy from work who's all of that starts ringing my phone

We book a little hotel at the jersey shore

But you know it ain't the ocean that we're goin' there for

We go to check in, but then i hear 'em shout

Because my mama's at the front desk checkin' us out

Saying, "hey there, mister, mister, don't you come near

I have some big reservations 'bout your reservations here"

He hit the ground, runnin', as he threw her the key

Because one and one is two but baby

Mama makes three

She chaperon each party, every date, and every dance

Hey mama, you was once a girl, now give a girl a chance!

I wish my wiser pa could help to free his little bird

But he knows that he's a goner if he ever says a word

I moved away and finally meet the man of my dreams

He put the diamond on my finger, how it sparkles and gleams

We have a simple wedding with the shoes and the rice

And then we head off to our honeymoon to really break the ice

I whispered, "dim the lights" and go to slip on something red

But when i turn around you know who's lying in bed

Saying, "hey there, mister, that's the light of my life

I ain't giving up my daughter just because she's your wife"

We'll never add a branch to our family tree

Because one and one is two but baby

Mama makes three, oh!

Mama makes three, yeah!

Yeah, mama makes three!

Yeah, oh!

Hey mama i love you still, but (veronica: oh!)

Hey mama i've had my fill (veronica: ooh!)

Hey mama you're where it began, but (veronica: whoo!)

Hey mama i love my man

Hey mama please leave us alone

Hey mama just use the phone (veronica: yeah!)

Hey mama you had romance (veronica: yeah!)

So mama give a girl a chance

Hey!

Give a girl a chance!

Hey!

Hey mama i love you still, but (veronica: i love you!)

Hey mama i've had my fill (veronica: i love you!)

Hey mama you're where it began, but

Hey mama i love my man (veronica: whoo!)

Hey mama please leave us alone (veronica: i love you!)

Hey mama just use the phone (veronica: i love you!)

Hey mama you had romance

So mama give a girl a chance

Just give me a chance, give me a chance!

Give a girl a chance!

Give a girl a chance!

Hey!