When you grow up, living like a good boy ought to
And your mama takes a shine to her best son
Something different, all the girls, they seem to like you
'Cause you're handsome, like to talk, and a whole lot of fun
But now your girl has gone a-missing and your house has got an empty bed
The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding, 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 all 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, living like a good boy oughta
In the summer, watching all the girls pass by
When your mama heard the way that you'd been talking
I tried to tell you that all she'd wanna do is cry
Now we end up taking the long way home
Looking overdressed, wearing buckets of stale cologne
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 all 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 all 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
