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Bette Midler – No Jestering (1976) | Track profile | Dork

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Bette Midler
Songs for the New Depression
No Jestering

TRACK

No Jestering

Release date: 8th January 1976

From Songs for the New Depression

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About This Track

"No Jestering" is a track by Bette Midler, from the album Songs for the New Depression, released 8th January 1976. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Lyrics

No Jestering

My Momma says that I must leave him alone

But how can I do that

When I want him in my home?

He watched me change from boys to boys

And now I am his size

So how can I forget him now

When I long to share his life?

Mommy, Mommy, he loves your daughter

No jestering!

No one can make me leave him

No jestering!

So you cn tell me anything you want

I'll never let him out of my sight

Tell me how much he's not my type

But someday I'm gonna be his wife

Mommy, mommy, he loves your daughter

No, no jestering!

No one can make me leave him

It's no . . 

La la la la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la

You mustn't let the horse run away

Before you're gonna close the door

And all my life I watched him grow

Each day I love him more and more

Oh, mommy, mommy, he loves your daughter

No, no jestering!

No one can make me leave him

It's no . . 

La la la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

So tell me anything you want

I'll never let him out of my sight

Tell me how much I'm not his type

One day I'm gonna be his wife

Oh, mommy, mommy, he loves your daughter

No, no jestering!

No one can make me leave him

It's no . . 

Mommy he loves me

Mommy release me

He don't want to hurt me

He just wants to please me

Mommy forgive me

Don't you worry

My heart is on fire and I'm in a hurry

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Track details

From Songs for the New Depression

1976

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Album

Songs for the New Depression

Release year

1976

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—Old Cape Cod
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—Tragedy
—Shiver Me Timbers/Samedi et Vendredi
—Mr. Rockefeller

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Carl Malcolm
Producer: Mark “Moogy” Klingman
Bass: John Siegler
Drums: John Wilcox
Guitar: Jerry Friedman, Todd Rundgren
Background Vocals: Bette Midler
Organ: Ralph Schuckett
Percussion: Angel Allende
Piano: Mark “Moogy” Klingman