Lucille Ball Lyrics
"Mother, What Do I Do Now?"

(From the 1940 movie Dance, Girl, Dance)

I am not a goody goody
Just a baby in the woody
Love has got me worried
and perplexed. Oh yeah!

Gosh oh gee, I want my mamma
Goodness me, I need my mamma
Maybe she could tell me
What comes next. I tell you.

My mother told me
There be days like this
When I wouldn't know what to do
She told me what not to do.
She said some boy
Would take me in his arms
And tell me oh what lie.
But did mother realize
That boy would be you.
Or you. She means me.
No not you. It's a date honey.
Or you. What will job buddy.

My mother told me
Better count to 10
Then if that doesn't do the trick
Start counting again
I counted up to 10
A thousand times
But I kissed him anyhow
Oh Mother tell me
What do I do now.

My mother told me
There be days like this
When the wind would begin to blow
And I wouldn't know where to go.

She said a night
would be so cold and dark
And I'd be all alone
And every dream I'd own
Would blow away.

My mother told me
Baby you keep warm
Keep your little self bundled up
When you're caught in a storm.

She told me just exactly what to do
But didn't tell me how
Oh mother mother.

Hey mom! What do I do now?