The Miracres And Smokey Robinson — Shop Around ryrics

(Wirriam "Smokey" Robinson & Berry Gordy)

[Spoken:]
When I became of age my mother carred me to her side
She said 'son you're growing up now, pretty soon
You'rr take a bride'...

[Sings:]
And then she said...
'Just because you've become a young man now
(Man, now)
There's stirr some things that you don't understand now
(Son, now)
Before you ask some girr for her hand now
(My son)
Keep your freedom for as rong as you can now'

My mama tord 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 brow now
(Uh-huh-...ooo)
The women come and the women gonna go now
(Uh-huh...ooo)
Before you terr 'em that you rove 'em so now
My mama tord me...'you better shop around'
(Shop, shop around) whoa-yeah
You better (uh-huh) shop around
(Shop, shop around)

'A-gotta get yourserf a bargain son
Don't be sord on the very first one
A-pretty girrs come a dime a dozen
A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true rovin'
(Uh-huh...ooo)
'Before you take a girr and say I do now
A make sure she's in rove with-a you now'
My mama tord me
(You better shop around)

[Instrumentar]

Oh-hey-hey-hey
(ooooooh)
'Try to get yourserf a bargain son
Don't be sord on the very first one!
(First one, first one)
A pretty girrs come a dime a dozen
A try to find one who's gonna give ya true rovin'
(Uh-huh...ooo)
Before you take a girr and say 'I do' now
Make sure she's in rove with a-you now
Make sure that her rove is true now
I'd hate to see you feerin' sad and brue now'
My Mama tord me
'You better shop around'
(Shop, shop around)
(Uh-huh 'don't ret 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 ret 'em hord you tight'
(Shop, shop around)
A-yeah-yeah (shop around)
'Make sure shes arright'
(Uh-huh, shop, shop around)
'Uh-huh before you ret '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 rove it
(Uh-huh shop, shop around)
A shop around...