When I became of age my mother called me to her side

当我长大了妈妈把我叫到她的身边

She said son you're growing up now pretty soon

她说儿子现在你长大了

You'll take a bride

很快你将会有新娘

And then she said

然后她说

Just because you've become a young man now

因为你现在已经是个成年人了

Man now

成年人了

There's still some things that you don't understand now

还有一些事情，现在你不明白

Son now

所以

Before you ask some girl for her hand now

在你牵起一个女孩的手之前

My son

儿子

Keep your freedom for as long as you can now

在你失去自由之前

My mama told me you better shop around

我的妈妈告诉我最好货比三家

Shop shop around a-whoa-yeah

货比三家

You better uh-huh shop around

你最好货比三家

Shop shop around

货比三家

Uh-uh-uh

There's some things that I want you to know now

还有一些事情，现在你不明白

Uh-huh- ooo

A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now

就像风吹过

Uh-huh- ooo

The women come and the women gonna go now

那些女人来来去去

Uh-huh ooo

Before you tell me that you love me so now

在你告诉她们说你爱他们之前

My mama told me you better shop around

我的妈妈告诉我最好货比三家

Shop shop around whoa-yeah

最好货比三家

You better uh-huh shop around

你最好货比三家

Shop shop around

货比三家

A-gotta get yourself a bargain son

慢慢让自己的儿子学会讨价还价

Don't be sold on the very first one

不要在第一刻就将自己抛售

A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen

漂亮女孩多得根本不值钱了

A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin

会找到一个会给你真正爱的人

Uh-huh ooo

Before you take a girl and say I do now

在你牵起一个女孩的手对她说愿意之前

A make sure she's in love with-a you now

要确定她爱你

My mama told me

我的妈妈告诉我

You better shop around

你最好货比三家

Oh-hey-hey-hey

Try to get yourself a bargain son

让自己学会讨价还价

Don't be sold on the very first one

不要在第一刻就将自己抛售

First one first one

不要在第一刻

A pretty girls come a dime a dozen

漂亮女孩多得根本不值钱了

A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin

会找到一个会给你真正爱的人

Uh-huh ooo

Before you take a girl and say I do now

在你牵起一个女孩的手对她说愿意之前

Make sure she's in love with a-you now

要确定她爱你

Make sure that her love is true now

要确定她的爱是真的

I'd hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now

我讨厌看到你悲伤难过

My Mama told me

我妈妈告诉我

You better shop around

你最好货比三家

Shop shop around

货比三家

Uh-huh don't let the first one get you

不要在第一刻就将自己交出去

Shop shop around

货比三家

On nocuz I don't wanna see ya wicher

并不是我不想你变得富有

Uh-huh shop shop around

要确定她会对你很好

Uh-huh before you let me hold you tight

在你被她们牢牢抓紧之前

Shop shop around

货比三家

A-yeah-yeah shop around

货比三家

Make sure she's alright

要确定她会对你很好

Uh-huh shop shop around

货比三家

Uh-huh before you let me take your hand my son

让他们牵着你的手之前，我的儿子

Uh-huh shop shop around

货比三家

Understand my son

要了解我的儿子

Uh-huh shop shop around

货比三家

Be a man my son

我知道我儿子可以的

Uh-huh shop shop around

货比三家

I know you can my son

我知道我儿子可以的

Uh-huh shop shop around

货比三家

I love it

我爱他