00:00To be clean and behave, I'd always listen, she'd slap me in the face
00:08I never swore, I never said no dirty words
00:14I'd never play with boys, cause mama said I'd get hurt
00:19When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
00:24When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
00:30I'd walk to school and skip the cracks in the cement
00:37I used to watch the boys through the holes in the fence
00:43I kept my distance, didn't wanna break the rules
00:49I knew what mama would say, but it seemed so cruel
00:55When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
00:59When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
01:05When I was a young girl
01:09Hey mama, can I go out tonight?
01:23Please mama, there's a party tonight
01:25Ooh daddy, won't you say it's a ride?
01:29Please daddy, won't you say it's a ride?
01:32Ooh mama, I'll reheat myself
01:34Promise I'll be home by a quarter to twelve
01:37Ooh daddy, won't you say it's a ride?
01:40Well tell mama, it'll be alright for me
01:44Please daddy, tell mama, it'll be alright for me
01:50Please
01:50When I got older
02:17All my friends began to change
02:20Since I learned to kiss the boys
02:23Things have never been the same
02:26I'll make my own choice now
02:30And go my own way
02:32Don't have to worry no more
02:35About what mama might say
02:37When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
02:42When I was a young girl, uh-uh-oh
02:48When I was a young girl
02:52Young girl, remember
02:54When I was a young girl
02:58Young girl, I remember
