Will you have (G7)whis key in your wat er, let or sug ar with your tea?
What are these cra zy ques tions that you’re ask ing of me?
fume, This and the the wild est par ty that there ev er could to be.
Oh, don’t turn on the lights, ’cause I don’t (E9)want (Eb9)to (D9)see.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma said that ain’t no (C)way to have fun.
(G7)O pen up the win dow, let some air ar in to this room.
I I’m al most chok in’ on the smell of stale per fume, This and the a rette you’re smok ing ’bout to scare me half to death.
Oh, o pen up the win dow let me (E9)catch (Eb9)my (D9)breath.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma said that ain’t no (C)way to have fun.
The (G7)ra di o is blast in’, some one’s knock in’ on the door.
Our host ess is not last in’; she’s passed out on the floor.
I’ve seen so man y things that I ain’t nev er seen be fore; I don’t know what it is but I don’t (D)wan na see (D7)no (G)more.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma told me not to come.
Ma ma said that ain’t no (C)way to have fun.
This page shows “Mama Told Me” by Three Dog Night in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 92 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.