A popular song from 1925. Words by Jack Yellen. Music by Lew Pollack.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
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
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 by Beverly Anderson: