MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME - Tom Jones & Stereophonics
Intro:
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Want some whisky in your water,
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sugar in your tea?
What are these crazy questions they’re
asking me?
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This is the craziest party that could
ever be don't turn on the lights cause I don't
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wanna see
Chorus:
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Mama told me not to come
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Ma - ma told me not to come
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She said " that ain't no way to have fun -
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So - o - on”!
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Open up the window, let some
air into this room
I think I'm almost choking on the
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smell of stale perfume And the
cigarette you're smoking 'bout to
scare me half to death
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open up the window, let me
catch my breath
Chorus:
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Mama told me not to come
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Ma - ma told me not to come
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She said " that ain't no way to have fun -
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So - on!
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[riff 1] That ain't no way to have fun
[riff 2] Son! (son son)”
Break:
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The radio is blastin’, someone's
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knockin’ on the doorI’m
looking at my girlfriend, she just
passed out on the floor
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I've
seen so many things that I ain't
never seen before
Don't know what it is but I don't
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wanna see no more
Chorus:
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Mama told me not to come
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Ma - ma told me not to come (mama told me)
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She said " that ain't no way to have fun -
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So - on!
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[riff 1] That ain't no way to have fun
[riff 2] Son!”
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Mama told me, Mama told me,
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Mama told me, Ma - ma told me
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Mama told me not to come
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(mama told me not to come)
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“ that ain't no way to have fun - So - on!
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that ain't no way to have fun - So - on!
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that ain't no way to have fun - No - no!
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that ain't no way to have fun - ”
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(mama told me
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Mama told me, Mama told me,
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Mama told me, Ma - ma told me
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Mama told me not to come
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(mama told me not to come)
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" that ain't no way to have fun - So - on!
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that ain't no way to have fun - So - on!
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that ain't no way to have fun - So - on!”
Outro:
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“Maybe I should have listened”//
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