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

她说儿子现在你长大了

Pretty soon 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(Man now)

因为你现在已经是个成年人了

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

还有一些事情,现在你不明白

Before you ask some girl for her hand now(hand now)

在你前期一个女孩的手之前

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(Shop shop around)

我的妈妈告诉我最好货比三家

A-whoa-yeah

You better(uh-huh)shop around(Shop shop around)

你失去自由之前

Uh-uh-uh

There's some things that I want you to know now(Uh-huh ooo)

还有一些事情,现在你不明白

A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now(Uh-huh ooo)

就像风吹过

The women come and the women gonna go now(Uh-huh ooo)

那些女人来来去去

Before you tell them that you love them so now

在你告诉她们说你爱他们之前

My mama told me you better shop around(Shop shop around)

我的妈妈告诉我最好货比三家

Whoa-yeah You better (uh-huh) shop around(Shop shop around)

你最好货比三家

(Ah)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

(Ah)Pretty girls come a dime a dozen

漂亮女孩多得根本不值钱了

Gonna find one who's gonna give you real loving(Uh-huh ooo)

会找到一个会给你真正爱的人

Before you take a girl and say I do now(Uh-huh ooo)

在你牵起一个女孩的手对她说愿意之前

Make sure she's in love with you now

要确定她爱你

My mama told me(You better shop around)

我的妈妈告诉我你最好货比三家

Oh-yeah

Gotta get yourself a bargain son

让自己学会讨价还价

Don't be sold on the very first one(Ah)

不要在第一刻就将自己抛售(Ah)

Pretty girls come a dime a dozen

漂亮女孩多得根本不值钱了

Gonna find one who's gonna give you true loving(Uh-huh ooo)

会找到一个会给你真正爱的人

Before you take a girl and say I do now(Uh-huh ooo)

在你牵起一个女孩的手对她说愿意之前

Make sure she's in love with you now(Uh-huh ooo)

要确定她爱你

Make sure that her love is true now(Uh-huh ooo)

要确定她的爱是真的

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

我讨厌看到你悲伤难过

My Mama told me

我妈妈告诉我的

You better shop around(Shop shop around)

你最好货比三家

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

不要在第一刻就将自己交出去

On no because I don't wanna see you wicher now

并不是我不想你变得富有

Oh yeah before you let them hold you tight(Shop shop around)

在你被她们牢牢抓紧之前

Ah make sure she's alright(Uh-huh shop shop around)

要确定她会对你很好

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

让他们牵着你的手之前 我的儿子

Understand my son(Uh-huh shop shop around)

要了解我的儿子

Be a man my son(Uh-huh shop shop around)

我儿子要成为一个男人

I know you can my son(Uh-huh shop shop around)

我知道我儿子可以的