DEBES DECIR A MAMÁ
Copyright ã 1999 Terry Dyke

Debes decir a Mamá about those places you've been going,
Debes decirla -- Hoy! -- about that ring you've been showing,
Debes decir a Mamá about those flowers you’ve been getting,
Debes decirla -- Hoy! -- if she should be planning a wedding.
 

Now, I've seen you wear a smile so sweet in every kind of weather,
I know your heart just skips a beat when you two get together,
Mamá doesn't know, but she can guess -- she thinks you’re all alone,
But she needs to hear it first from you, so vale más to come on home.
 

Your friends drop by and they visit late and then they go home jealous,
Just how long do you plan to wait before you finally tell us?
Mamá’s already asking me too much that I don’t know,
Oye, muchacha c’mon help me out, ‘cause this is gonna be your show.
 

The guests will eat like a locust plague; we’ll sing with Tio Carlos,
Under the moonlight by the lake -- allá se puede encontrarnos.
Mamá has pictures of us all she’s bound to show the crowd,
Have your story all set to tell before they start to laugh out loud!