My mama told me to be clean and behave
I always listened or she'd slap me in the face
I never swore, I never said no dirty words
Didn't play with boys, 'cause mama said I'd get hurt
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
I walked to school and skipped the cracks in the cement
I used to watch the boys through the holes in the fence I kept my distance, didn't want to break the rules
I knew what mama would say, but it seemed so cruel
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl!
Remember
Remember
Hey, mama, can I go out tonight?
Please, mama, there's a party tonight
Oh, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Please, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Oh, mama, I'll behave myself
Papa said: "Be home by quarter to twelve"
Oh, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Go tell mama it'll be alright for me!
Please, daddy, go tell mama it'll be alright
Please!
When I got older all my friends began to change
Since I learned to kiss the boys, things have never been the same
I make my own choice now, I go my own way
Don't have to worry no more about what mama might say
But when I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl!
Ohohohoho!
Ohohohoho!
Ohohoho!
When I was a young girl!
Yeah, a young girl
When I was a young girl! ah, ah, oh
I always listened or she'd slap me in the face
I never swore, I never said no dirty words
Didn't play with boys, 'cause mama said I'd get hurt
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
I walked to school and skipped the cracks in the cement
I used to watch the boys through the holes in the fence I kept my distance, didn't want to break the rules
I knew what mama would say, but it seemed so cruel
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl!
Remember
Remember
Hey, mama, can I go out tonight?
Please, mama, there's a party tonight
Oh, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Please, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Oh, mama, I'll behave myself
Papa said: "Be home by quarter to twelve"
Oh, daddy, won't you say it's alright?
Go tell mama it'll be alright for me!
Please, daddy, go tell mama it'll be alright
Please!
When I got older all my friends began to change
Since I learned to kiss the boys, things have never been the same
I make my own choice now, I go my own way
Don't have to worry no more about what mama might say
But when I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl, ah, ah, oh
When I was a young girl!
Ohohohoho!
Ohohohoho!
Ohohoho!
When I was a young girl!
Yeah, a young girl
When I was a young girl! ah, ah, oh