you don t have to have a hanker to be a broker or a banker no siree just simply be my mother s son in law needn t even think of tryin to be a mighty social lion sipping tea if you ll be my mother s son in law ain t got the least desire to set the world on fire just wish you d make it proper to call my old man papa you don t have to sing like bledsoe you can tell the world i said so can t you see you ve got to be my mother s son in law you don t have to sing like jessel you can tell the world i said so can t you see you ve got to be my mother s son in law