Young Girl

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'd walk to school and skip 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, 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 Oh, oh-oh, oh When I was a young girl Yeah, a young girl When I was a young girl, ah-ah, oh