My little girl asked me Momma, tell me what'd ya do for fun When you were young Did you date a lot of boys Or did ya just date one How'd ya get your fun Did ua talk on the telephone With your best girlfriend Whenever things went wrong Tell me Momma How did you get your fun (Chorus:) (Well, I told her Honey, Momma was a dancer Your momma could really get up and move around the floor Your momma was a real good dancer Before your daddy came along That's all your momma lived for) I was known as Nelda Jean Prudie I was a real Texas cutie I drove a Thunderbird I had a ponytail And every day after school Me and Jimmy McCool Would drive to Nat's cafe Where we'd dance the day away And every Friday and Saturday night I'd go down to the gym And I'd dance all night That's how your momma, Nelda Jean Prudie Had fun (Repeat Chorus) Before your daddy taught me 'bout romance Well, I'd drive a thirty mile dirt road in the 'bird Just to catch a dance That's how your momma, Nelda Jean Prudie Had fun (Repeat Chorus) Talkin' about your momma Wanted to do