Lyrics to
No Jestering

This version of No Jestering was released by Bette Midler in 1976.

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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 can 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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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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The lyrics to No Jestering are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bette Midler in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to No Jestering 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 No Jestering back when it was created.

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