Kids (from "Bye Bye Birdie")

Kids - Various Artists/Maureen Stapleton/Columbia Studio Orchestra/Johnny Green

Kids

I don't know what's wrong with these kids today

Kids

Who can understand anything they say

Kids

They are disobedient disrespectful oafs

Noisy crazy sloppy lazy loafers

While we're on the subject

Kids

You can talk and talk till your face is blue

Kids

But they still just do what they want to do

Why can't they be like we were

Perfect in every way

What's the matter with kids today

Kids

I've tried to raise him the best I could

Kids

All the things I've done were for your own good

Kids

Can't you once appreciate how I've sacrificed

Working slaving scrimping saving pennies

And living with your Father

Kids

No one knows the burdens I've had to bear and in my condition

Kids

I'm a poor sick woman and does he care

Ha go on go on and kill me

That's what it's coming to

When a Mother has kids like you

Kids

All the chicken soup that I made for you

Mama take it easy

Kids

Now you throw mw out like a worn-out shoe

Not in front of everybody Mom

After all I haven't been such an awful son

I never sass you back or leave a ring around the bathtub

And don't I always phone you

Kids

You can give your life to 'em night and day

Kids

Then they go get married

And go away

Who's getting married

Why do we have these children

Better to have a pet

You know where you stand with a pet

I never asked for nothing

Nothing is what you'll get

What's the matter with kids to

I tried Lou but I failed

Oh you didn't Mama you didn't

Don't try to pay me back Sonny I forgive ya

So what if you're an ingrate so long as you're happy

I don't wanna be happy

Don't feel guilty

Just make believe I'm an old used car

Junk me leave me in the gutter

I'll never leave ya never

You heard him you're a witness

I promise Mama

I never broke a promise to my Mama

Good boy

Why can't they be like Albert

Perfect in every way

What's the matter with kids

Yeah what's the matter with kids

Nothing's the matter with kids today