Hey Maria Papa said
You better go to bed
Maria Mama said

You better go to bed
And little sister said
You better go to bed

The older brother said
You heard what Papa said
You better say goodnight

You better shut the light
And Papa told you no
You can't go out tonight

But Papa didn't know
Maria had a date
And couldn't let him wait


So in a little while
She waited till the lights were low

She went out the window to her beau, and so

There's a lot of huggin' then

A lot of kissin' then
A lot of huggin' him
A lot of kissin' him

A lot of happy talk
A lot of moon above
But very little time

But very little time
To make a lot of love
To make a lot of love

Which is a normal thing
To make a lot of love
For it was summertime

When all the crickets sing
And in the summertime


When anyone's in love
The crickets sing a happy song
But they didn't do their repetoire for long


Suddenly the Papa came
And then the Mama came

And then the sister came
And then the brother came
And then the uncle came

And then the cousin came
An even dozen came
And I can tell you this

It was a dirty shame
Because the Papa came
And then the Mama came

And then the sister came
And then the brother came
And then the cousin came

And even dozencame
And I can tell you this
Do-do-do-do


When anyone's in love
The crickets sing a happy song

But they didn't do their repetoire for long

Suddenly the Papa came

And then the Mama came
And then the sister came
And then the brother came

And then the uncle came
And then the cousin came
An even dozen came

And I can tell you this
It was a dirty shame
Because the Papa came

And then the Mama came
And then the sister came
And then the brother came

And then the cousin came
An even dozen came
And I can tell you

Suddenly the Papa came

And then the Mama came
And then the sister came
And then the brother came
And then the uncle came
And then the cousin came

An even dozen came
And I can tell you this
It was a dirty shame
Because the Papa came
And then the Mama came

And then the sister came
And then the brother came
And then the cousin came
An even dozen came
And I can tell you


Suddenly the Papa came
And then the Mama came
And then the sister came
And then the brother came
And then the uncle came

And then the cousin came
An even dozen came
And I can tell you this
It was a dirty shame
Because the Papa came
And then the Mama came
And then the sister came

And then the brother came
And then the cousin came