| Say mama, can I go out tonight? | 
| Say mama, will it be alright? | 
| They got a rockin' party goin' down the street | 
| Say mama, can’t you hear that beat? | 
| Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woah, yeah | 
| Say mama, don’t you look that way | 
| 'Cause I know just what you’re going to say | 
| Well mama, well don’t be mad | 
| You’re gonna say, Go ask your dad | 
| Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woah | 
| (Aww…go) | 
| Say mama, don’t you look that way | 
| 'Cause I know just what you’re going to say | 
| Well mama, well don’t be mad | 
| You’re gonna say, Go ask your dad | 
| Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa | 
| (All right now) | 
| Yeah, Say mama, can I go out tonight? | 
| Say, mama, will it be alright? | 
| They got a rockin' party goin' down the street | 
| Say mama, can’t you hear that beat? | 
| Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa | 
| Yeah, Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa | 
| Yeah, Woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa, woah, woa-hoo-hoo-hoo, woa |