Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Lady Is a Tramp, artist - Ella Fitzgerald. Album song The SongBooks, Ella Fitzgerald, in the genre Date of issue: 06.06.1996
Record label: Alía Discos
Song language: English
The Lady Is a Tramp |
| I’ve wined and dined on Mulligan Stew |
| And never wished for Turkey |
| As I hitched and hiked and grifted too |
| From Maine to Albuquerque |
| Alas, I missed the 'Beaux Arts Ball' |
| And what is twice as sad |
| I was never at a party where |
| They honored Noel Coward |
| But social circles spin too fast for me |
| My hobohemia is the place to be |
| I get too hungry, for dinner at eight |
| I like the theater, but never come late |
| I never bother, with people I hate |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |
| I don’t like crap games, with barons and earls |
| Won’t go to Harlem, in ermine and pearls |
| Won’t dish the dirt, with the rest of the girls |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |
| I like the free, fresh wind in her hair |
| Life without care, I’m broke, it’s okay |
| Hate California, it’s cold and it’s damp |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |
| I go to Coney, the beach is divine |
| I go to ballgames, the bleachers are fine |
| I follow Winchell, and read every line |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |
| I like a prizefight, that isn’t a fake |
| I love the rowing, on Central Park lake |
| I go to Opera and stay wide awake |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |
| I like the green grass under my shoes |
| What can I lose, I’m flat, that’s that |
| I’m alone when I lower my lamp |
| That’s why the lady is a tramp |