A boy I go to school with calls me up for a date He said "I'll come and get you bout a quarter to eight" We go off to a movie where he steals a little kiss And then we park around the corner to explore a little bliss
I think his heart's a-pounding but it isn't my man It's my mama out the window with a frying pan
Saying, "Hey there, mister, that's my little girl Keep your cultivating fingers off my precious little pearl" I never get to keep no company Because one and one is two but baby Mama makes three
Now, ladies, listen up Moved away and finally meet the man of my dreams He put the diamond on my finger, how it sparkles and gleams We have a simple wedding with the shoes and the rice And then we head off to our honeymoon to really break the ice
I whispered, "Dim the lights" and go to slip on something red But when I turn around you know who's lying in bed
Saying, "Hey there, mister, that's the light of my life I ain't giving up my daughter just because she's your wife" We'll never add a branch to our family tree Because one and one is two but baby Mama makes three, oh! Mama makes three, yeah! Yeah, mama makes three! Yeah, oh! Hey mama I love you still but (Veronica: Oh!) Hey mama I've had my fill (Veronica: Ooh!) Hey mama you're where it began (Veronica: Whoo!) Hey mama I love my man Hey mama please leave us alone Hey mama just use the phone (Veronica: Yeah!) Hey mama you had romance (Veronica: Yeah!) So mama give a girl a chance Just give me a chance, give me a chance! Give a girl a chance!