WELL MAMA TOLD ME
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
SAID SIT BESIDE ME
MY ONLY SON
AND LISTEN CLOSELY
TO WHAT I SAY
AND IF YOU DO THIS
IT'LL HELP YOU
SOME SUNNY DAY
AH YEAH IT WILL
OH TAKE YOUR TIME
DON'T LIVE TOO FAST
TROUBLES WILL COME
AND THEY WILL PASS
YOU'LL FIND A WOMAN
AND YOU'LL FIND LOVE
AND DON'T FORGET THAT
THERE IS A SOMEONE
UP ABOVE
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
BE SOMETHING
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
OH WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
IF YOU CAN
FORGET YOUR LUST
FROM THE RICH MAN'S
GOLD
ALL THAT YOU NEED NOW
IS IN YOUR SOUL
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
OH BABY
IF YOU TRY
ALL THAT I WANT
FROM YOU MY SON
IS TO BE SATISFIED
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
BE SOMETHING
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
IF YOU CAN
OH DON'T YOU WORRY
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
AND NOTHIN' ELSE
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
OH BABY
IF YOU TRY
ALL THAT I WANT
FROM YOU MY SON
IS TO BE SATISFIED
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
BE SOMETHING
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
SO BABY BE A SIMPLE
BE A SIMPLE MAN
WOH WON'T YOU
DO THIS FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN