Hey, Mama, do you know? He's got a girl who loves him so Hey there, Papa, have you heard? He's got a love fever So why can't that boy, our boy Find a true love and have some joy "Listen to me, sonny," his Daddy said "If you find a girl, then you'll wish you were dead 'Cause do not think she'll be true to you That's the worst thing you ever can do" So why can't that boy, our boy Find a true love and have some joy