(Words and music by Randy Newman)



Want some whiskey in your water?

Sugar in your tea?

What磗 all these crazy questions you磖e askin?me?

This is the craziest party there could ever be!

Don磘 turn on the lights cuz I don磘 wanna see



Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-no?uh-uh!



Open up your window

Let some air into this room

I think I磎 almost chokin?br> )From the smell of stale perfume

An that cigarette your smokin?br> 碆out scared 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

碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son?br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun?(she said) 磗on?(oh yeah)



(Instrumental)



The radio is blastin?br> Someone磗 knockin?at the door

I磎 lookin?at my girlfriend

She磗 passed out on the floor

I seen so many things

I ain磘 never seen before!

Don磘 know what it is

I don磘 wanna see no more!



Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

She said 磘hat ain磘 the way to have fun- son?br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun- no?br>

Mama told me (told)

Mama told me (told)

Mama told me (told me-told me)

Mama told me (told me-told me)

Whoa-oh-yeah-yeah

Mama told me not to go no (oh told me no)

Mama told me (told me-told me)



碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-NO?br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son?br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-NO!

Did ya hear?

碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son?br> Listen to me- mama told me

Mama told me told me about it

碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-no?br> YEAH! yeah!



碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun (somebody) son?br> 碩hat ain磘 (somebody) the way to have fun- no?br> 碩hat ain磘 the way to have fun-son?br> My Mama told me

Mama told me

Mama told me..