[Moms] Stop! [Nikki](Nikki Blonsky) Stop telling me what to do [Moms] Don't [Ricki](Ricki Lake) Don't treat me like a child of two [Moms] No! [Marissa](Marissa Jaret Winokur) I know that you want what's best [Moms] Please! [Nikki] But mother, please, [Girls] Give it a rest!!!
[All] Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now!
[Nikki] Once upon a time when I was just a kid You never let me do just what the older kids did But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow [Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now [Ricki] Once upon a time I played with “childhood” toys But now I'd rather play around with “older” boys So, if I get a hickey, please don't have a cow [Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now [Marissa] Ma, I gotta tell you that without a doubt I get my best dancing lessons from you You're the one who taught me how to “Twist and Shout” Because you shout non-stop And you're so twisted too! Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Nikki] Once I used to fidget ‘cause I just sat home [Ricki] But now I'm just like Gidget and I gotta get to Rome! [Marissa] So say, arrivederci! [Nikki] Toodle-loo! [Ricki] And ciao! [Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
[Girls] Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now (Hey mama, say mama)
[Marissa] Once upon a time I was a shy young thing [Ricki] Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing [Nikki] But let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow [Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
[Nikki] Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh Once upon a time I used to dress up ‘Ken' [Ricki] But now that I'm a woman, I like bigger men [Marissa] And I don't need a Barbie doll to show me how [Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
[Girls] Ma, you always taught me What was right from wrong And now I just wanna give it a try Mama, I've been in the nest for far too long So please give a push and mama watch me fly
[Nikki] Watch me fly [Marissa & Ricki] Showoff [Marissa] Someday I will meet a man you won't condemn [Ricki] And we will have some kids and you can torture them [Nikki] But let me be a star before I take that vow
[Girls] ‘Cause Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now [Marissa] Oh-oh-oh [Girls] Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now [Nikki] Hey-hey-hey [Girls] Mama, I'm a big girl [Ricki] Ooh, such a big, big girl! [Girls] I'm a big girl now
[All] Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! Stop! Don't! No! Please! [Girls] Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now!!!