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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Three Dog Night
Performer
Mike Allsup
Guitar
J. Greenspoon
Keyboards
Joe Schermie
Bass Guitar
Floyd Sneed
Drums
Cory Wells
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Randy Newman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Podolor
Producer
Gabriel Mekler
Producer
Bill Cooper
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Want some whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see
[Chorus]
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun, no
[Verse 2]
Open up your window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scared me half to death
Open up the window, sucka, lemme catch my breath
[Chorus]
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, son (She said, oh yeah)
[Verse 3]
The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor
I've seen so many things I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more
[Chorus]
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said that ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, no
[Bridge]
Mama told me, Mama told me, Mama told me, told me, told me
Mama told me, told me, whoa yeah-yeah
Mama told me not to come, no, Mama told me
My mama, mama told me
[Chorus]
That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, no (Lookie here)
That ain't the way to have fun, son
[Bridge]
Listen to Mama, listen to my mama
Mama told me, told me
[Chorus]
That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son (Somebody tell me)
That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son
Written by: Randy Newman