Wherever He Ain't Lyrics - Singles - Bernadette Peters

This ninny of a puppet was available 

The second that he called 

And all he had to do was yell, "Hey, Mabel" 

And this dumb hash slinger crawled 

For seven lousy years, I've watched him swear 

And shove and shout 

"With you or without you" 

Well, it's gonna be without 

I gotta give my life some sparkle and fizz 

And think a thought that isn't wrapped up in his 

The place that I consider paradise is 

Wherever he ain't, wherever he ain't 

No more to wither when he's grouchy and gruff 

No more to listen to him, bellow and bluff 

Tomorrow morning I'll be struttin' my stuff 

Wherever he ain't, wherever he ain't 

Enough of being bullied and bossed 

Ta-ta, Auf Wiedersehn and get lost 

I walk behind him like a meek little lamb 

And had my fill of his not giving a damn 

I'll go to Sydney or Ceylon or Siam 

Wherever he ain't and wherever he ain't 

It's time for little Nell to rebel 

If he's at Heaven, I'll go to Hell 

My little love nest was a terrible trap 

With me behaving like a simpering sap 

And so I'm looking for a spot on the map 

If he's going south, I'm going north 

If he's going back, I'm going forth 

Wherever he ain't