The Lady Is a Tramp Songtext
von Rosemary Clooney

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 Ca-ad (Coward)But social circles spin too fast for me
My &quothobohemia" 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 o′k
Hate California, it's cold and it′s damp
That's why the lady is a tramp I go to Coney, the beach is devine
I go to ballgames, the bleachers are fine
I find a 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