Well, I love a girl, she just turned fifteen Yes, I love a girl, she just turned fifteen Well, her papa's okay, but her mama's so dark on me I said, let's get married, mama said, ain't like that Yes, I said, let's get married, mama said, ain't like that She said, get out of my house, you low-down dirty rat She said, my daughter's too young, you're too old Another thing, you ain't got no goal Papa said, son, have your fun, it's all the same if she was twenty-one Papa said yes, but mama said no, no, no She said, you can't marry my daughter, so stay away from my door . . . Papa said yes, but mama said no, no, no Papa said yes, but mama said no, no, no She said, you can't marry my daughter, so stay away from my door Well, I believe that mama loved me herself Yes, I believe that mama loved me herself Cause she couldn't stand to see me talk to nobody else Cause she couldn't, she just couldn't stand it