Don't contradict me! Don't disobey me! Don't even think about going to that audition! please!? no! mother!? stop... stop telling me what to do-o don't... don't treat me like a child of two-o no... I know that you want what's best please... but mother please....give it a rest! (3x) stop, don't, no! please... mama, I'm a big girl now! Once upon a time when I was just a kid You never let me do just what the older kids did But lose that laundry list of what you won't allow cause mama, I'm a big girl now! (Oh, Tracy!) Once upon a time I used to play with toys... But now I'd rather play around with teenage boys So if I get a hicky please don't, have a cow! cause mama, I'm a big girl now! Ma, I gotta tell you that without a doubt I got my best dancing lessons from yo-ou You're the one who taught me how to twist and shout Because you shout non-stop, and you're so twisted to-o ooooo Once I used to fidget cause I just sat home But now I'm just like Gidget, and I gotta get to Rome So say arrividicci, toodle-loo, and ciao! cause mama I'm a big girl now! oooo (3x) stop, don't, no! please... mama, I'm a big girl now! hey mama.... say mama... Once upon a time I was a shy young thing Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing But let me hit that stage I wanna take my bow... cause mama, I'm a big girl now! OOOOO! Once upon a time I used to dress up Ken But now that I'm a woman I like...bigger men And I don't need a barbie doll to show me how cause mama I'm a big girl now! OOOOO ma, you always taught me what was right from wrong and now I just wanna give it a try Mama, I'm been in a nest for far to long! So please give a push and mama watch me fly! Watch me fly! One day I will meet a man you won't condemn And we will have some kids and you can torture them But let me be a star before I take that vow! Cause mama, I'm a big girl now OOO Mama, I'm a big girl now Hey, ya, ya, ya, yay Mama...I'm a big girl... oo, such a big big girl I'm a big girl...now...oooo (2x) (stop don't no please) mama, I'm a big girl now!