Lyrics to
Nanette

This version of Nanette was released by Bette Midler in 1977.

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“Uh! Here is another lady;
She is not as amusing as Sophie, but she has a,
she has a little something. I think she’s,
she has a certain quality of, uh . . .
dementia! I call her, I call her, Nanette.”

Oh! Oh-o-o-oh, Nanette!
Whoa-o-oh, Nnnnanette!
Whoa-oo-o-oo-o-o-oh, Nnnnnnnnanette!

Not a sound, not a sigh.
The world rushes by.
No one thinks of Nanette.
No one sings for Nanette.
No one dreams of Nanette.

Through the night, through the day,
people rush on their way
with never a sigh or regret.
And they are laughing and drinking.
So, so heedless and unthinking of
Nanette, Nnnanette,
nnn-that’s me, Nanette!

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The lyrics to Nanette are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bette Midler in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Nanette are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bette Midler and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Nanette back when it was created.

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