A popular song from 1925.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Lew Pollack.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- You may wonder what’s the reason
For this great big smile
Say, I haven’t been so happy
In the longest while
Got a big load off my mind
Here’s the paper sealed and signed
And the judge was nice and kind
All through the trial
This ends a five year war
I’m Missis Jones no more
Chorus
I can come when I please
I can go when I please
I can fly, flit and flutter
Like the birds in the trees
Because I’m no man’s mamma now
(Hey! Hey!)
I can say what I like
I can do what I like
I’m a gal who is on a matrimonial strike
Which means I’m no man’s mamma now
(I’m screamin’)
Now I know how a fellow feels
Gettin’ out of jail
I’ve got twin beds but I take pleasure
In announcin’ one’s for sale
Am I makin’ it plain? I will never again
Drag around another ball and chain
I’m through, I’m no man’s mamma now
- No more naggin’ in the mornin’
‘Cause the eggs ain’t boiled
No more waitin’ in the evenin’
‘Till the dinner’s spoiled
No more sittin’ at the door
‘Till he staggers in at four
Tanked up like a gob ashore
And slightly soiled
Hip, hip, hooray, I’m free
Oh, what a day for me
Chorus
I can smile, I can wink
I can go take a drink
And I don’t have to worry
What the hubby will think
Because I’m no man’s mamma now
(Hey! Hey!)
I can spend if I choose
I can play bridge and lose
And there’s nobody messin’
With my ones and my twos
Because I’m no man’s mamma now
(You know that)
There was a time I used to think
That the men were grand
No more for mine
I’ve gone and labeled my apartment
“No Man’s Land”
I got rid of the cat
‘Cause the cat’s name was Pat
Won’t even have a mailbox in my flat
Because I’m no man’s mamma now
Sung here by Bev Anderson: