Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

Randy Newman · Best Of [2001]

Will you have whiskey with your water?

Sugar with your tea?

What are these crazy questions

They're asking of me?

This here's the wildest party there ever could be

Well don't turn on the lights cause I don't wanna see



Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

Mama said, That ain't no way to have fun



Open up the window let some air into this room

I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume

That cigarette you're smoking about to scare me half to death

Open up the window, let me catch my breath



Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

Mama said, That ain't no way to have fun



Radio is blasting, someone beating on the door

Our hostess is not lasting, she's out on the floor

Seen so many things here I ain't never seen before

Don't know why it is, but I don't wanna see no more



Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

Mama said, That ain't no way to have fun