want some whiskey in your water
sugar in your tea
what’s all these crazy questions you’re askin’ me
this is the craziest party that could ever be
don’t turn on the lights cause i don’t wanna see
mama told me not to come oh lord
mama told me not to come
that ain’t the way to have fun no uhuh
hook
open up your window let some air into this room
i think i’m almost chokin’ from the smell of stale perfume
and that cigarette you’re smokin’ ’bout scare me half to death
open up the window sucker let me catch my breath
mama told me not to come
mama told me not to come she say uh
that ain’t the way to have fun son
that ain’t the way to have fun son she said
the radio is blastin’ someone’s knockin’ on the door
i’m lookin’ at my girlfriend she’s passed out on the floor
i seen so many things i ain’t never seen before
i don’t know what it is i don’t wanna see no more
mama told me not to come oh lord
mama told me not to come
she said that ain’t the way to have fun son
that ain’t the way to have fun no
refrain
mama told me mama told me
mama told me told me told me
mama told me told me ooh yeah yeah
mama told me not to go
mama told me mama told me
ain’t that the truth
that ain’t the way to have fun no
that ain’t the way to have fun son
that ain’t the way to have fun no
that ain’t the way to have fun son
that ain’t the way to have fun no
that ain’t the way to have fun son
that ain’t the way to have fun no
that ain’t the way to have fun son
Artist: Three Dog Night
Year: 1970
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 159