[ti:Shop Around]
[ar:Smokey Robinson]
[al:The Top Ten Of The Year 1960]
[by:]
[offset:0]
[00:00.00]Shop Around - Smokey Robinson/The Midnighters
[00:01.10]When I became of age
[00:02.59]My mother called me to her side
[00:05.63]She said "Son you're growing up now
[00:08.47]Pretty soon you'll take a bride"
[00:10.99]
[00:12.01]And then she said
[00:13.09]"Just because you've become a young man now
[00:16.60]There's still some things
[00:17.69]That you don't understand now
[00:20.15]Before you ask some girl for her hand now
[00:23.83]Keep your freedom for as long as you can now"
[00:27.28]My mama told me you better shop around
[00:30.87]
[00:31.70]Oh yeah you better shop around
[00:34.76]
[00:37.13]Oh there's some things
[00:38.99]That I want you to know now
[00:41.48]Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow now
[00:45.01]The women come
[00:46.22]And the women are gonna go now
[00:48.47]Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now
[00:52.17]My mama told me
[00:54.36]You better shop around
[00:56.61]Oh yeah you better shop around
[01:00.02]
[01:02.68]I try to get yourself a bargain son
[01:05.82]Don't be sold on the very first one
[01:09.96]Pretty girls come a dime a dozen
[01:12.81]I try to find you one
[01:14.28]Who's gonna give you true loving
[01:16.87]Before you take a girl and say "I do" now
[01:20.40]A Make sure she's in love with you now
[01:24.15]My mama told me
[01:26.24]You better shop around
[01:27.77]
[01:42.41]Oh hey hey
[01:45.54]Try to get yourself a bargain son
[01:48.48]Don't be sold on the very first one
[01:52.73]Pretty girls come a dime a dozen
[01:55.54]I try to find you one
[01:57.00]Who's gonna give you true loving
[01:59.62]Before you take a girl and say "I do" now
[02:03.30]Make sure she's in love with you now
[02:06.83]Make sure that her love is true now
[02:10.16]I hate to see you feeling sad and blue now
[02:13.99]My mama told me you better shop around
[02:18.47]Oh don't let the first one get you
[02:21.30]
[02:21.91]Oh no 'cause I don't wanna see her with you
[02:24.89]
[02:25.43]Oh before you let 'em hold you tight
[02:28.87]
[02:30.00]Oh make sure she's alright
[02:32.29]
[02:32.84]Oh before you let 'em take your hand my son
[02:36.43]Understand my son be a man my son
[02:39.77]I know you can my son I love you