[ti:Shop Around] [ar:Smokey Robinson] [al:Gold] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Spoken: [00:01.43]When I became of age my mother called me to her side [00:04.80] [00:05.55]She said 'Son you're growing up now pretty soon you'll [00:09.98]Take a bride" [00:12.16]Sings: [00:12.41]And then she said - [00:14.04]'Just because you've become a young man now [00:15.97](Man now) [00:17.22]There's still some things that you don't understand now [00:19.71](Son now) [00:21.03]Before you ask some girl for her hand now [00:23.46](My son) [00:24.46]'Keep your freedom for as long as you can now' [00:27.39]My mama told me 'You better shop around' [00:31.88](Shop shop around) a whoa-yeah [00:33.57]You better (uh-huh) shop around [00:35.19](Shop-shop around) [00:37.69]Uh-uh-uh [00:37.93]''There's some things that I want you to know now' [00:42.55](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:43.18]'A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now' [00:45.86](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:46.49]'The women come and the women gonna go now' [00:48.92](Uh-huh-ooo) [00:49.48]Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now [00:52.85]My mama told me 'You better shop around' [00:56.97] [00:57.71](Shop shop around) whoa-yeah [00:59.53]You better (uh-huh) shop around [01:01.21](Shop shop around) [01:02.52] [01:03.95]'A gotta get yourself a bargain son' [01:07.07]'Don't be sold on the very first one' [01:11.07]'Pretty girls come a dime a dozen' [01:14.19]'A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin' [01:17.62] [01:18.31](Uh-huh-ooo) [01:19.69]'Before you take a girl and say 'I do now' [01:22.37](Uh-huh) [01:22.93]'A make sure she's in love a with you now' [01:25.61]My mama told me ('you better shop around) [01:29.31]Instrumental [01:29.68] [01:45.30]Oh-hey-hey-hey [01:45.99] [01:47.05](ooooh) [01:47.98]'Try to get yourself a bargain son' [01:49.98] [01:50.60]'Don't be sold on the very first one' [01:53.85](First one first one) [01:55.16]A pretty girls come a dime a dozen [01:56.72]A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin' [02:00.78](Uh-huh-ooo) [02:01.90]'Before you take a girl and say 'I do' now' (uh-huh) [02:06.02]'Make sure she's in love with-a you now' (uh-huh) [02:09.45]'Make sure that her love is true now' (uh-huh) [02:12.51]'I'd hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now' [02:15.56] [02:16.18]My mama told me 'You better shop around' [02:20.99](Shop shop around) [02:21.86]Uh-huh don't let the first one get you' [02:24.55](Shop shop around) [02:26.12]Oh no cuz I don't wanna see her 'wich-you'' [02:28.98](Uh-huh 'before you let 'em hold you tight' [02:31.91]A yeah-yeah 'make sure she's alright' [02:34.79] [02:35.35]Uh-huh 'before you let 'em take your hand my son' [02:39.65]'Understand my son' [02:41.65]'Be a man my son' [02:43.27]'I know you can my son' [02:45.20]I love it a shop around