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 and then she said just because you ve become a young man now there s still somethings that you don t understand now before you ask some girl for her hand now keep your freedom for as long as you can now my mama told me you better shop around oh yeah you better shop around ah there s somethings that i want you to know now just as sure as the winds gonna blow now the women come and the women gonna go now before you tell em that you love em so now my mama told me you better shop around oh yeah you better shop around a try to 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 you true lovin before you take a girl and say i do now make sure she s in love with a you now my mama told me you better shop around ooh yeah a try to 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 you true lovin 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 hate to see you feelin sad and blue now my mama told me you better shop around don t let the first one get you oh no cause i don t want to see her with you before you let her hold you tight ah yeah make sure shes alright before you let her take your hand my son understand my son be a man my son i know you can i love you 