Just because you've become a young man   There's still some things that you don't understand   Now before you ask some girl for her hand   Keep your freedom for as long as you can    My mama told me:   "You better shop around!"      There's some things that I want you to know   Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow   The girls'll come and the girls are gonna go   Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so   My mama told me:   "You better shop around!"      Don't try to get yourself a bargain, son   Don't be sold on the very first one   The pretty girls come a dime a dozen   Try to find you one who's gonna give you true loving      Before you take a girl and say "I do"   Make sure he's in love with you   Make sure that her love is true   I hate to see you feeling sad and blue   My mama told me:   "You better shop around!"