Mama Said

Mama said "Oh you don't have to get on

The very first bus that comes along"

Daddy said "Oh my daughter's beautiful,

She won't have to wait very long"

But the years went by

And every possible potential boyfriend she took home

Oh, they said he was wrong, said he was wrong

One was too old and another too young,

One was too short and the next was too poor

You could always trust them to find a flaw

Oh, Mama said "None of these men