I found a woman I felt I t ruly loved
She was e verything I'd ever been dreaming of
But she was bad I didn't know it Her pretty smile n ever did show it
All I knew was w hat I could see A nd I knew I wa nted her for me
I took her home to Mama
Mama wanted to see my f uture bride
Oh she looked at us b oth, and then she called me to her side, she said : Son
Take t ime to know her, i t's not an o vernight thing
Take t ime to know her, p lease don't rush i nto this thing."
But I didn't l isten to Mama, I went straight to the church
I just couldn't wait to have a little girl of mine
When I got home from w ork
The preacher was there, so was my future bride
He looked at us both and the he called me to his side, he said "S on,
Take t ime to know her, it's not an ov ernight thing
Take t ime to know her, p lease don't rush i nto this thing."
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Well it looked like ev erything was gonna turn out alright
And then I came home a little early one ni ght
And there she w as kissing on another man
Now I know what Mama meant when she took me by the hand and said : Son,
Take time to know her, it's not an ov ernight thing
Take time to know her, p lease don't rush i nto this thing."
Take time t o know her, it's not an ov ernight thing
Take time to know her, please don't ru sh into this thing."