My mama told me when I was young Said sit beside me my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day Oh, yeah it will Oh, take your time, don't live too fast Troubles will come and they will pa** You'll find a woman and you'll find love And don't forget that there is a someone up above And be a simple kind of man And be something you'll love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? Then you can Don't get your lust from the rich man's gold All that you need now is in your soul And you can do this, oh baby if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied And be a simple kind of man And be something you'll love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? If you can Oh, don't you worry, you'll find yourself Follow your heart and nothing else And you can do this, oh baby if you try All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied And be a simple kind of man Be something you'll love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? So baby be a simple, be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can?