You'd Better Be Nice

Ever since I can remember I have heard a certain phrase

In every walk of life someone has told me to behave

It started when with my mother back when I was comin' four

Once when neighbors kept me mother told me at the door

Now Tommy you'd better be a good boy

Honey I know that gleam in your eye

Sonny you'd better be a good boy

Now Tommy you'd better be nice

Then I went to get my schoolin' just like everybody does

And I guess I wadn't perfect like that Tracy Alstead was

The teacher seemed to watch me out the corner of her eye

And just for teasin' Susie Miss Crow took me aside

Now Tommy you'd better be a good boy

Or I promise you'll pay the price

Young fellow you'd better be a good boy

Now Tommy let's be nice

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Well the years have come and gone and now I'm goin' with a girl

I like to smell her perfume and touch her fluffy curl

And I'm still not overtrusted so I hear that same old thing

Just when I get acquainted then here it comes again

Tommy you'd better be a good boy

Now honey I see that gleam in your eye

Tommy you'd better be a good boy

Now Tommy you'd better be nice

You'd better be nice you'd better be nice

You'd better be umm nice