Mama said
Don't shed no tears my mama said
Keep your chin up don't hang your head
Let that woman and the rest of them see
In your arms is where they want to be
Baby take your time and you will find
The woman who will share your mind
When she comes you can show
All the rest where they can go
Just because she's fine and calls you all the time
That don't mean that she's the right kind
She might even call you boo
Give you lots of loving too
Mama said you got to be sure she's the right kind
Be sure that she's the right kind
Mama said
Be sure that she's the right kind
Heed my words and hear my plea
Make sure that when you bend that knee
She's the woman worth your while
Ain't no crazy behind that smile
Once you let your guard down
Watch yourself because she'll clown
Don't be fooled or take the bait
Sometimes for love you'll have to wait
Just because she's fine and calls you all the time
That don't mean that she's the right kind
She might even call you boo
Give you lots of loving too
Mama said you got to be sure she's the right kind
Be sure that she's the right kind
Mama said
Be sure that she's the right kind
Those wise words my mama said
They won't break free from my head
Don't you think that I will be your tool
See my mama didn't raise no fool
Just because she's fine and calls you all the time
That don't mean that she's the right kind
She might even call you boo
Give you lots of loving too
Mama said you got to be sure she's the right kind
Mama said that you got to be sure she's the right kind
Be sure that she's the right kind
Mama said
Be sure that she's the right kind
Mama said
Be sure that she's the right kind
That's what my mama said so you better be sure that
She's the right kind