Mamas put your babies to sleep, story too cruelsome for them this is. In Junior she said goodbye to her parents and away with a boy. She left her family warm and kind, all of her friends said \"you're out of your Life of her own she would find, it's monday and she's gotta grind.
A Job as a waitress she sure was to find, beautiful face, mind of a child. Boy got her pregnant, Mary-Lou cried,\" For I am too young oh did you lie\" You said \"it's okay if we do it today\", I was so scared that you would go away. \"Despite all the papers been signed, mama me back be so kind\".
Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home He promised the moon but won't marry you. Nothing to do, eating for two, he's goin' out with someone new. Sunshine or rain, all the same, life isn't gray oh Mary-Lou.
Mamas do your children still sleep, in the safe of cradles so sweet. Story I told you I have forseen, Your little angel ain'talways so Days to come aren't easy to see, You can change 'em butit isn't free. I see that you don't believe, ooo-oo, but you will see.