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Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Shop Around

Song Information
Song Artist(s):Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Song Title:Shop Around
Year:1983

Album Information
Album:Motown Forever B
Track:2

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1970s
MusicBrainz Genre:Soul/R&B

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
Spoken:

When I became of age my mother called me to her side
She said, 'Son, you're growing up now, pretty soon you'll
take a bride".

Sings:

And then she said -
'Just because you've become a young man now
(Man, now)
There's still some things that you don't understand now
(Son, now)
Before you ask some girl for her hand now
(My son)
'Keep your freedom for as long as you can now'

My mama told me, 'You better shop around'
(Shop, shop around) a whoa-yeah
You better (uh-huh) shop around
(Shop-shop around)

Uh-uh-uh

There's some things that I want you to know now'
(Uh-huh-ooo)
'A just as sure as the winds gonna blow now'
(Uh-huh-ooo)
'The women come and the women gonna go now'
(Uh-huh-ooo)
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now

My mama told me, 'You better shop around'
(Shop, shop around) whoa-yeah
You better (uh-huh) shop around
(Shop, shop around)

'A gotta get yourself a bargain son'
'Don't be sold on the very first one'
'Pretty girls come a dime a dozen'
'A-try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin'
(Uh-huh-ooo)

'Before you take a girl and say 'I do, now'
(Uh-huh)
'A make sure she's in love a with you now'
My mama told me, ('you better shop around)

Instrumental

Oh-hey-hey-hey

(ooooh)
'Try to get yourself a bargain son'
'Don't be sold on the very first one'
(First one, first one)
A pretty girls come a dime a dozen
A try to find one who's gonna give ya true lovin'
(Uh-huh-ooo)

'Before you take a girl and say, 'I do' now' (uh-huh)
'Make sure she's in love with-a you now' (uh-huh)
'Make sure that her love is true now' (uh-huh)
'I'd hate to see you feelin' sad and blue now'

My mama told me, 'You better shop around'
(Shop, shop around)

Uh-huh don't let the first one get you'
(Shop, shop around)
Oh no, cuz I don't wanna see her 'wich-you
(Uh-huh, 'before you let 'em hold you tight'
A yeah-yeah 'make sure she's alright'

Uh-huh, 'before you let 'em take your hand my son'
'Understand my son'
'Be a man my son'
'I know you can my son'
FADES-
I love it...a shop around

Track Information
Published Time:2:44
Measured Time:2:44
Traktor Peak dB: 0.718
Traktor Perceived dB:-2.711

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM:135.5
Traktor BPM: 135.0 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:G m

External Cross-Referencing
MusicBrainz PUID:06804706-93ab-52a9-9f6d-a2c178f32c1c

MusicBrainz MusicDNS
Song Artist:Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Song Title:Shop Around
First Release Year:1983

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