Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles

Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - Shop Around lyrics

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<b>Shop Around</b> by <i>Smokey Robinson & The Miracles</i><br />See Voice Key below.

Intro:

SR: When I became of age,

My mother called me to her side.

She said, "Son your growing up now,"

Pretty soon you'll take a bride."

Verse 1:

SR: And then she said, "Just because you've

SR: Become a young man, now, GM: Man, now.

SR: There's still some things/ GM: /Ooo-ooo./

SR: /That you don't understand, now. GM: Stand now.

SR: Before you ask/ GM: /Ooo-ooo/

SR: /Some girl for her hand, now, GM: Hand now.

SR: Keep your freedom/ GM: /Ooo-ooo/

SR: /For as long as you can, now."

All: My ma-SR:-ma told me, "You better

All: Shop SR: around./ GM: /Shop,

GM: Shop around./ SR: /A-woh, yeah-eah,

SR: You better/ GM: /Ah ah-ah-ah,/

SR: /Shop around."

GM: Shop, shop around.

Verse 2:

SR: Ah-ah-ah, "There's some things

SR: That I want you to know, now, GM: Ah-hah.

SR: Ah-just as sure/ GM: /Ooo-ooo.

SR: /As the wind's gonna blow, now. GM: Ah-hah.

SR: The women come/ GM: /Ooo-ooo./

SR: /And the women gonna go, now. GM: Ah-hah.

SR: Before you tell 'em GM: Ooo-ooo/

SR: /That you love 'em so, now."

All: My ma-SR:-ma told me, "You better

All: Shop around./ GM: /Shop,

GM: Shop around./ SR: /Woh, yeah,

SR: You better/ GM: /Ah ah-ah-ah,/

SR: /Shop around."

GM: Shop, shop around.

Chorus:

GM: Ohhhh,/ SR: /"Ah-try to get yourself

SR: A bargain, son,/

GM: /Ohhhh,/ SR: /Don't be sold

SR: On the very first/ GM: hot woman/ SR: /one.

GM: Ohhhh,/ SR: /Ah-pretty girls

SR: Come a dime a dozen,

Ah-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin'.

Verse 3:

GM: Ahh-hah. SR: Before you take a girl

GM: Ooo-ooo/ SR: /And say, 'I do.' now,

GM: Ahh-hah. SR: Ah-make sure

SR: She's in love with you, no-ow."

All: My ma-SR:-ma told me,

All: "You better shop around."

Chorus, repeated with slight chages in style:

SR: Oh-oh, hey-ay, hey, ay-ay,

GM: Ahhhh,/ SR: /"Try to get yourself

SR: A bargain, son,

GM: /Ahhhh,/ SR: /Don't be sold

SR: On the very first one./

GM: /On the very first one.

GM: Ahhhh,/ SR: /A-pretty girls

SR: Come a dime a dozen,

SR: A-try to find one who's

SR: Gonna give ya true lovin'.

Verse 3, repeated with minor style and word changes:

GM: Ahh-hah. SR: Before you take/

GM: /Ooo-ooo/ SR: /A girl and say, 'I do.' now.

GM: Ahh-hah/ SR: /Make sure

GM: Ooo-ooo/ SR: /She's in love with you, now.

GM: Ahh-hah. SR: Make sure that

GM: Ooo-ooo/ SR: Her love is true, now.

GM: Ahh-hah. SR: I hate to see you

GM: Ooo-ooo/ SR: /Feelin' sad and blue, now."

All: My ma-SR:-ma told me,

All: "You better shop around."

GM: Shop, shop around./

/Outro:

SR: /Ah-hah-a, don't let

SR: Your first ah-one git'cha.

GM: Shop, shop around./

SR: Oh, no, 'cause I don't wanna see/

GM: /Ah ha-ha-ha/ SR: /Her wit'cha.

GM: Shop, shop around./

SR: /Ah-ha, before you let her hold/

GM: /Ah ha-ha-ha/ SR: /you tight,

GM: Shop, shop around./

SR: /A-yeah, yeah, make sure she's/

GM: /Ah ha-ha-ha/ SR: /alright.

GM: Shop, hop around./

SR: /Ah-ha, before you Let/

GM /Ah ha-ha-ha/ SR: /her take your hand,

GM: Shop,/ SR: /My son,

Fade.

GM: Shop around./ SR: /Understand, my son,

GM: Ah ah-ah-ah/ SR: /Be a man,

GM: Shop,/ SR: /My son.

GM: Shop around./ SR: /I know you can, my son.

GM: Ah ah-ah-ah/ SR: /I love ya...

VOICE KEY:

Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.

Lyrics preceded with GM: denote all the group members sing without SR.

Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.

Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite sides of the

slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.

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