| E | A | |
| W | hen you grow up / Livin' like a | good boy oughta |
| C#m | E | |
| And your | mama / Takes a shine to her best s | on |
| E | A | |
| Something d | ifferent / All the girls they seem to l | ike you |
| C#m | E | |
| Cause you're | handsome / Like to talk and a whole lot of f | un |
| C#m | |
| But now your | girl's gone a missin' |
| A | E | |
| And your | house has got an empty | bed |
| C#m | |
| The folks'll | wonder 'bout the wedding |
| A | E | |
| They won't | listen to a word you | said |
| E | |
| Gonna | take your mama out all night |
| A | |
| Yeah we'll | show her what it's all about |
| C | |
| We'll get her | jacked up on some cheap champagne |
| E | |
| We'll let the | good times all roll out |
| E | |
| And if the | music ain't good, well it's just too bad |
| A | |
| We're gonna | sing along no matter what |
| C | |
| Because the | dancers don't mind at the New Orleans |
| E | |
| If you | tip 'em and they make a cut |
| E | |
| Do it |
| A | |
| Take your mama | out all night |
| C | E | |
| So she'll | have no doubt that we're doing oh the best we c | an |
| E | |
| We're gonna | do it |
| A | |
| Take your mama | out all night |
| C | E | |
| You can | stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown | man |
| etc etc |