Bette Midler

Released: September 15, 1998

Songwriter: Chuckii Booker

Producer: Chuckii Booker

Mmmmmm, you talk about you and only you
And the things that you do for you
You say you're not a lean cuisine
So I wanna see whatcha got on the menu

Now, if you think you're the man the only man
With an exterior you feel is superior
Just give Miss B a little peek
And see if you really can deliver

Your tendencies are short, my expectations are long
And as I see it now, there's not much to go on
It seems you dug a hole that you can't crawl out
Now I truly see what you're all about

Don't brag about the diamond rings
Or the expensive clothes you wear
'cause I could care less for what you possess
And your attitude needs repair
Don't brag about your body, baby
And say that you're packin' a lot
'cause all I see besides your big feet
Is that you got big socks

Let's just say that there's something lackin'
A flea shouldn't have the nerve to be braggin'
So pack up your little gift and get to steppin'
Return it back and put it in the kiddie section

Full figured in a place that can deliver?
Ha ha, not from what I've seen
I can't trace what's below your waist
There's too much space to be inside those jeans

Don't brag about the diamond rings
Or the expensive clothes you wear
'cause I could care less for what you possess
And your attitude needs repair
Don't brag about your body, baby
And say that you're packin' a lot
'cause all I see besides your big feet
Is that you got big socks

Bye bye, baby, bye bye
It's time to wave the white flag
Now that the kitten has been let out the bag

Don't brag about the diamond rings
Or the expensive clothes you wear
'cause I could care less for what you possess
And your attitude needs repair
Don't brag about your body, baby
And say that you're packin' a lot
'cause all I see besides your big feet
Is that you got big socks

Don't brag about the diamond rings
Or the expensive clothes you wear
'cause I could care less for what you possess
And your attitude needs repair
Don't brag about your body, baby
And say that you're packin' a lot
'cause all I see besides your big feet
Is that you got big socks

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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