Mama Makes Three (SMASH Cast Version) (feat. Jennifer Hudson)

A boy I go to school with calls me up for a date
 He said "I'll come and get you 'bout a quarter to eight"
 We go off to a movie where he steals a little kiss
 And then we park around the corner to explore a little bliss
 I think his heart's a-pounding but it isn't my man
 It's my mama out the window with a frying pan
 Saying, "Hands off, mister, that's my little girl
 Keep your cultivating fingers off my precious little pearl"
 I never get to keep no company
 Because one and one is two but baby
 Mama makes three
 Now, ladies, listen up
 I got a little older with a place of my own
 A guy from work who's all of that starts ringing my phone
 We book a little hotel at the Jersey Shore
 But you know it ain't the ocean that we're goin' there for
 We go to check in, but then I hear 'em shout
 Because my mama's at the front desk checkin' us out
 Saying, "Hands off, mister, mister, don't you come near
 I have some big reservations 'bout your reservations here"
 He hit the ground, runnin', as he threw her the key
 Because one and one is two but baby
 Mama makes three
 She chaperoned each party, every date, and every day it's
 "Hey mama, you was once a girl, now give a girl a chance!"
 I wish my wiser pa could help to free his little bird
 But he knows that he's a goner if he ever says a word
 I moved away and finally meet the man of my dreams
 He put the diamond on my finger, how it sparkles and gleams
 We have a simple wedding with the shoes and the rice
 And then we head off to our honeymoon to really break the ice
 I whispered, "Dim the lights" and go to slip on something red
 But when I turn around you know who's lying in bed
 Saying, "Hands off, mister, that's the light of my life
 I ain't giving up my daughter just because she's your wife"
 We'll never add a branch to our family tree
 Because one and one is two but baby
 Mama makes three, oh!
 Mama makes three, yeah!
 Yeah, mama makes three!
 Yeah, oh!
 Hey mama I love you still, but (Veronica: Oh!)
 Hey mama I've had my fill (Veronica: Ooh!)
 Hey mama you're where it began, but (Veronica: Whoo!)
 Hey mama I love my man
 Hey mama please leave us alone
 Hey mama just use the phone (Veronica: Yeah!)
 Hey mama you had romance (Veronica: Yeah!)
 So mama give a girl a chance
 Hey!
 Give a girl a chance!
 Hey!
 Hey mama I love you still, but (Veronica: I love you!)
 Hey mama I've had my fill (Veronica: I love you!)
 Hey mama you're where it began, but
 Hey mama I love my man (Veronica: Whoo!)
 Hey mama please leave us alone (Veronica: I love you!)
 Hey mama just use the phone (Veronica: I love you!)
 Hey mama you had romance
 So mama give a girl a chance
 Just give me a chance, give me a chance!
 Give a girl a chance!
 Give a girl a chance!
 Hey!