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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by the artist "Tom Jones"

The song "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Tom Jones is an ironic depiction of a party that the lyrical hero attends despite his mother's warnings.

From the very first lines ("Wanna piece a' whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea?"), we realize that this is a pretty wild party. The lyrical hero is shocked by what is happening ("What kind of crazy questions these people ask me?", "This is the craziest party that I've ever been to"). He doesn't want to see what's going on ("Don't turn on the light 'cause I don't wanna see"), which hints at something indecent or even shocking.

The chorus "Mama told me not to come" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the feeling of remorse and confirming the truth of his mother's words.

We see the party becoming more and more insane as the song progresses. The lyrical hero is suffocating from the "smell of stale perfume" and cigarette smoke, he needs a breath of fresh air. His girlfriend has completely "passed out on the floor".

The climax comes when the hero realizes that he has "seen so much that I've never seen before" and doesn't want to see it anymore.

The concluding lines "Maybe I should have listened to her..." are a rhetorical question that emphasizes the irony and regret of the hero.

Want some whiskey in your water?

Sugar in your tea?

What's all these crazy questions

They are asking me?

This is the craziest party

That could ever be

Don't turn on the lights

'Cause I don't wanna see

Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

She said, "That ain't the way to have fun, son"

Open up the window

Let some air into this room

I think I'm almost choking

From the smell of stale perfume

And the cigarette you're smoking

'Bout to scare me half to death

Open up the window

Let me catch my breath!

Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

She said "That ain't the way to have fun, son

That ain't the way to have fun, son, son, son"

The radio is blasting

Someone's knocking at the door

I'm looking at my girlfriend

She just passed out on the floor

I've seen so many things

I ain't never seen before

Don't know what it is

But I don't wanna see no more

Mama told me not to come

Mama told me not to come

(Mama told me she said)

She said "That ain't the way to have fun, no" (no, no)

"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

[2x:]

And mama told me [4x]

Mama told me not to come

(Mama told me not to come)

"That ain't the way to have fun, son"

"That ain't the way to have fun" (that's what she said, she said)

"That ain't the way to have fun, no"

"That ain't the way to have fun"

(Mama told me)

Maybe I should've listened

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