MAMA TOLD ME
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
COME 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
SON
OH TAKE YOUR TIME
DON'T LIVE TOO FAST
TROUBLES WILL COME
AND THEY WILL PASS
GO FIND A WOMAN
OOH YEAH
AND YOU'LL FIND LOVE
AND DON'T FORGET SON
THERE IS SOMEONE
UP ABOVE
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
OH BE SOMETHIN'
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
A-WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
FORGET YOUR LUST
FOR THE RICH MAN'S
GOLD
ALL THAT YOU NEED
IS IN YOUR SOUL
YEAH YEAH
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
OH BABY
IF YOU TRY
ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU
MY SON
IS TO BE SATISFIED
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
OH BE SOMETHIN'
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN YEAH
A-WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
OH YES I WILL
OH DON'T YOU WORRY
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
AND NOTHIN' ELSE
AND YOU CAN DO THIS
OH BABE
IF YOU TRY
ALL THAT I WANT FOR YOU
MY SON
IS TO BE SATISFIED
AND BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN YEAH
OH BE SOMETHIN'
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
A-WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN
AND BABY BE A SIMPLE
BE A SIMPLE MAN
OH BE SOMETHIN'
YOU LOVE
AND UNDERSTAND
BABY BE A SIMPLE
KIND OF MAN
A-WON'T YOU DO THIS
FOR ME SON
IF YOU CAN