Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night

Mama Told Me Not to Come
Written by: Randy Newman


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Lyrics:
Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare 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
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend - she's passed out on the floor
I seen so many things I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is - I don't wanna see no more

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, son"
"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

Mama told me not to come

"That ain't the way to have fun, no"
"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

Singers:
1. Eric Burdon and The Animals 1966 2. P.J. Proby 1967 3. Randy Newman February 1970 4. Three Dog Night (billboard hot 100) March 1970 5. The Alan Caddy Orchestra and Singers September 1970 6. Odetta December 1970 7. Tribes 1970 8. Lou Rawls 1970 9. Wilson Pickett December 1971 10. Panhandle 1972 11. The Riff Burglars 1983 12. Carmel 1986 13. The Wolfgang Press May 13, 1991 14. The Silos January 1995 15. Tom Jones with Stereophonics September 9, 1999 16. Chuck Negron October 30, 2001 17. Brinsley Schwarz 2001 18. Julia Hülsmann Trio with Anna Lauvergnac March 29, 2004 19. John Farnham & Tom Jones May 21, 2005 20. Yo La Tengo April 2006 21. Lazlo Bane July 2007 22. The Slackers November 26, 2007 23. Roseanna Vitro May 10, 2011

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