Shop Around

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

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...