Veronica:
A boy I go to school with calls me up for a date
He said "I´ll come and get you ´bout a quarter to eight"
We go off to a movie where he steals a little kiss
And then we park around the corner to explore a little bliss

I think his heart´s a-pounding but it isn´t my man
It´s my mama out the window with a frying pan

Saying, "Hey there, mister, that´s my little girl
Keep your cultivating fingers off my precious little pearl"
I never get to keep no company
Because one and one is two but baby
Mama makes three

Now, ladies, listen up
I got a little older with a place of my own
A guy from work who´s?? starts ringing my phone
We book a little hotel at the Jersey Shore
But you know it ain´t the ocean that we´re goin´ there for

We go to check in, but then I hear ´em shout
Because my mama´s at the front desk checkin´ us out

Saying, "Hey there, mister, mister, don´t you come near
I have some big reservations ´bout your reservations here"
He hit the ground, runnin´, as he threw her the key
Because one and one is two but baby
Mama makes three

She chaperon each party, every date, and every day it´s
"Hey mama, you was once a girl, now give a girl a chance!"
I wish my wiser pa could help to free his little bird
But he knows that he´s a goner if he ever says a word

I moved away and finally meet the man of my dreams
He put the diamond on my finger, how it sparkles and gleams
We have a simple wedding with the shoes and the rice
And then we head off to our honeymoon to really break the ice

I whispered, "Dim the lights" and go to slip on something red
But when I turn around you know who´s lying in bed

Saying, "Hey there, mister, that´s the light of my life
I ain´t giving up my daughter just because she´s your wife"
We´ll never add a branch to our family tree
Because one and one is two but baby
Mama makes three, oh!
Mama makes three, yeah!
Yeah, mama makes three!
Yeah, oh!

Ensemble:
Hey mama I love you still, but (Veronica: Oh!)
Hey mama I´ve had my fill (Veronica: Ooh!)
Hey mama you´re where it began, but (Veronica: Whoo!)
Hey mama I love my man
Hey mama please leave us alone
Hey mama just use the phone (Veronica: Yeah!)
Hey mama you had romance (Veronica: Yeah!)
So mama give a girl a chance

Veronica:
Hey!

Ensemble:
Give a girl a chance!

Veronica:
Hey!

Ensemble:
Hey mama I love you still, but (Veronica: I love you!)
Hey mama I´ve had my fill (Veronica: I love you!)
Hey mama you´re where it began, but
Hey mama I love my man (Veronica: Whoo!)
Hey mama please leave us alone (Veronica: I love you!)
Hey mama just use the phone (Veronica: I love you!)
Hey mama you had romance
So mama give a girl a chance

Veronica:
Just give me a chance, give me a chance!

Ensemble:
Give a girl a chance!

Veronica:
Give a girl a chance!
Hey!