[ti:Shop Around ] [ar:Smokey Robinson] [00:02.114]When I became of age my mother called me to her side [00:06.920]She said,'Son,you're growing up now, [00:09.409]pretty soon you'll take a bride". [00:12.290]And then she said - [00:15.363]'Just because you've become a young man now [00:18.956](Man,now) [00:19.672]There's still some things that you don't understand now [00:21.194](Son,now) [00:21.859]Before you ask some girl for her hand now [00:23.998](My son) [00:24.808]'Keep your freedom for as long as you can now' [00:28.510]My mama told me,'You better shop around' [00:35.56](Shop,shop around)a whoa-yeah [00:36.890]You better (uh-huh)shop around [00:38.385](Shop-shop around) [00:38.635]Uh-uh-uh [00:38.787]''There's some things that I want you to know now' [00:41.808](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:42.363]'A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now' [00:46.686](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:46.940]'The women come and the women gonna go now' [00:49.278](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:49.714]Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now [00:53.274]My mama told me,'You better shop around' [00:58.69](Shop,shop around)whoa-yeah [00:59.841]You better (uh-huh)shop around [01:01.775](Shop,shop around) [01:02.961]'A gotta get yourself a bargain son' [01:07.968]'Don't be sold on the very first one' [01:10.912]'Pretty girls come a dime a dozen' [01:15.427]'A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin' [01:18.167]'Before you take a girl and say 'I do,now' [01:22.328](Uh-huh) [01:22.734]'A make sure she's in love a with you now' [01:26.393]My mama told me,('you better shop around) [01:29.540]Instrumental [01:29.896]Oh-hey-hey-hey [01:30.363](ooooh) [01:48.664]'Try to get yourself a bargain son' [01:50.899]'Don't be sold on the very first one' [01:55.421](First one,first one) [01:56.431]A pretty girls come a dime a dozen [01:58.521]A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin' [02:02.269](Uh-huh-ooo) [02:02.727]'Before you take a girl and say,'I do'now'(uh-huh) [02:06.695]'Make sure she's in love with-a you now'(uh-huh) [02:09.979]'Make sure that her love is true now'(uh-huh) [02:12.941]'I'd hate to see you feelin'sad and blue now' [02:16.655]My mama told me,'You better shop around' [02:20.311](Shop,shop around) [02:22.37]Uh-huh don't let the first one get you' [02:24.577](Shop,shop around) [02:25.673]Oh no,cuz I don't wanna see her 'wich-you'' [02:27.931](Uh-huh,'before you let 'em hold you tight' [02:31.434]A yeah-yeah 'make sure she's alright' [02:34.629]Uh-huh,'before you let 'em take your hand my son' [02:40.112]'Understand my son' [02:41.30]'Be a man my son' [02:43.621]'I know you can my son' [02:45.801]FADES- [02:46.258]I love it...a shop around