MAMA WOULDN'T LIKE IT
(Westlake)

as recorded by Maureen Evans
1961


So you wanna call me darling,
So you wanna be my boy.
Well, mama wouldn't like it,
Papa wouldn't like it,
But I'd jump for joy!

So you wanna take me walkin',
So you wanna hold my hand.
Well, mama wouldn't like it,
Papa wouldn't like it,
But I'd think it grand!

They both think that Johnny is the boy,
Johnny is the boy for me.
But I don't care for any other boy,
That's how it's gonna be!

So you gotta treat me gently,
Handle me with tender care.
Then mama's gonna like it,
Papa's gonna like it,
Honey, treat me fair!

So you wanna take me walkin',
So you wanna hold my hand.
Well, mama wouldn't like it,
Papa wouldn't like it,
But I'd think it grand!

They both think that Johnny is the boy,
(scat)
But I don't care for any other boy,
(scat)

So you gotta treat me gently,
Handle me with tender care.
Then mama's gonna like it,
Papa's gonna like it,
Honey, treat me fair!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2020)