When you grow up

livin' like a good boy oughta

and your mama

takes a shine to her best son

Somethin' different

all the girls

they seem to like you

'cause you're handsome

like to talk and

a whole lotta fun

But now your girl

has gone a-missin'

and your house

has got an empty bed

The folks'll wonder

'bout the weddin'

they won't listen

to a word you said

We're gonna take

your mama out all night

yeah, we'll show her

what it's all about

We'll get her jacked up

on some cheap champagne

we'll let the good

times all roll out

And if the music ain't good

well, it's just too bad

we're gonna sing along

no matter what

Because the dancers don't

mind at the New Orleans

if you tip 'em and

they make a cut

Do it

take your mama

out all night

so she'll have no doubt

that we're doing

oh, the best we can

We're gonna do it

take your mama

out all night

you can stay up late

'cause baby

you're a full grown man

It's a struggle

livin' like a good boy oughta

in the summer

watchin' all

the girls pass by

When your mama

heard the way

that you'd been talkin'

I tried to tell you

that all she'd

wanna do is cry

Now we end up takin'

the long way home

lookin' overdressed

wearin' buckets

of stale cologne

It's so hard to see streets

on a country road

when your glasses

in the garbage

and your continental's

just been towed

We're gonna take

your mama out all night

yeah, we'll show her

what it's all about

We'll get her jacked up

on some cheap champagne

we'll let the good

times all roll out

And if the music ain't good

well, it's just too bad

we're gonna sing along

no matter what

Because the dancers don't

mind at the New Orleans

if you tip 'em and

they make a cut

Do it

take your mama

out all night

so she'll have no doubt

that we're doing

oh, the best we can

We're gonna do it

take your mama

out all night

you can stay up late

'cause baby

you're a full grown man

Do it

take your mama

out all night

so she'll have no doubt

that we're doing

oh, the best we can

We're gonna do it

take your mama

out all night

you can stay up late

'cause baby

you're a full grown man