Mother told me, yes, she told me That I'd meet girls like you She also told me, "Stay away You'll never know what you'll catch" Just the other day I heard Of a soldier's falling off Some Indonesian junk That's going round Mommy's alright, daddy's alright They just seem a little weird Surrender, surrender But don't give yourself away Hey, hey! Father says, "Your mother's right She's really up on things Before we married, Mommy served In the WACS in the Philippines" Now, I had heard the WACS recruited Old maids for the war But mommy isn't one of those I've known her all these years Mommy's alright, daddy's alright They just seem a little weird Surrender, surrender But don't give yourself away Hey, hey! Whatever happened to all this season's Losers of the year? Every time I got to thinking Here'd they disappear? But when I woke up, Mom and Dad Are rolling on the couch Rolling numbers, rock and rollin' Got my Kiss records out Mommy's alright, daddy's alright They just seem a little weird Surrender, surrender But don't give yourself away Hey, hey! Away Away Surrender Surrender But don't give yourself away Surrender Surrender But don't give yourself away