Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Hostess With The Mostess On The Ball (From Call Me Madam), artist - Ethel Merman. Date of issue: 29.11.2009
Song language: English
The Hostess With The Mostess On The Ball (From Call Me Madam) |
| I was born on a thousand acres of Oklahoma land |
| Nothing grew on the thousand acres for it was gravel and sand |
| One day father started digging in a field |
| Hoping to find some soil |
| He dug and he dug and what do you think? |
| Oil, oil, oil |
| The money rolled in and I rolled out with a fortune piled so high |
| Washington was my destination |
| And now who am I? |
| I’m the chosen party giver |
| For the White House clientele |
| And they know that I deliver |
| What it takes to make 'em jell |
| And in Washington I’m known by one and all |
| As the hostess with the mostes' on the ball |
| They could go to Elsa Maxwell |
| When they had an axe to grind |
| They could always grind their axe well |
| At the parties she designed |
| Now the hatchet grinders all prefer to call |
| On the hostess with the mostes' on the ball |
| I’ve a great big bar and good caviar |
| Yes, the best that can be found |
| And a large amount in my bank account |
| When election time comes 'round |
| Entertaining vodka drinkers |
| Is a job they give to me |
| Making nice guys out of stinkers |
| Seems to be my cup of tea |
| What they really need behind the iron wall |
| Is the hostess with the mostes' on the ball |
| In the handbag that I’ll carry |
| there’s a precious little note |
| to their highnesses from Harry |
| introducing me he wrote |
| «I'll appreciate a favor large or small |
| For the hostess, who’s the hostest, with the mostes' on the ball» |