Shop aroundcaptain & tennillewords and music: william "smokey" robinson and berry gordyjust because you've become a young woman nowthere's still some things that you don't understand nowbefore you ask some guy for his hand nowkeep your freedom for as long as you can nowmy mama told meyou better shop aroundthere's some things that i want you to know nowjust as sure as the wind's gonna blow nowthe men'll come and the men are gonna go nowbefore you tell 'em that you love 'em so nowmy mama told meyou better shop aroundtry to get yourself a bargain, girldon't be sold on the very first onegood-looking guys come a dime a dozentry to find you one who's gonna give you true lovingbefore you take a man and say i do nowmake sure he's in love with you nowmake sure that his love is true nowi hate to see you feeling sad and blue nowmy mama told meyou better shop around