The Lady Is A Tramp
Lorenz Hart (w), Richard Rodgers (m)
Babes In Arms, 1937
VERSE 1
I've wined and dined on Mulligan stew
And never wished for turkey.
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 Co'ad
.
But social circles spin too fast for me.
Hobohemia is the place to be.
REFRAIN 1
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.
I won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls.
I 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 my hair.
Life without care.
I'm broke, it's oke.
I hate California is cold and is damp.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
REFRAIN 2
I go to Coney-the beach is divine.
I go to ball games--the bleachers are fine.
I follow Winchell and read ev'ry 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 all alone when I lower my lamp.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
REFRAIN 3
Don't know the reason for cocktails at five.
I don't like flying--I'm glad I'm alive.
I crave affection, but not when I drive.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
Folks go to London and leave me behind.
I'll miss the crowning, Queen Mary won't mind.
I don't play Scarlett in Gone With the Wind--
That' s why the lady is a tramp.
I like to hang my hat where I please.
Sail with the breeze.
No dough--heigh-ho!
I love La Guardia and think he's a champ.
That' s why the lady is a tramp.
REFRAIN 4 (reprise)
Girls get massages, they cry and they moan.
Tell Lizzie Arden to leave me alone.
I'm not so hot, but my shape is my own.
That's why the lady is a tramp!
The food at Sardi's is perfect, no doubt.
I wouldn't know what the Ritz is about.
I drop a nickel and coffee comes out.
That's why the lady is a tramp!
I like the sweet, fresh rain in my face.
Diamonds and lace,
No got--so what?
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 | Recorded | Performers | Label | Cat.# | Matrix |
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| | Eddie Lemar | Capitol | 588 | |
| | Eddie Lemar | Capitol | 594 | |
| | Eddie Le Mar, His Piano And His Orchestra | Capitol | 20097 | |
| | Dick Lasalle | Decca | 28317 | 82930 |
| | Emil Dewan's Quintones | Mercury | 5537 | |
| | Anita O'day | Mercury | 89012 | |
| | Jack & Loretta Clemens | Victor | 25574 | |
| 08/17/1937 | Henry King & His Orchestra | Decca | 1404 | 62544 |
| 08/31/1937 | Joe Rines' Music | Brunswick | 7967 | 21583 |
| 09/03/1937 | Bernie Cummings & His Orchestra | Conqueror | 8959 | 21619 |
| 09/03/1937 | Bernie Cummings & His Orchestra | Melotone | 7-11-10 | 21619 |
| 09/03/1937 | Bernie Cummings & His Orchestra | Vocalion | 3714 | 21619 |
| 09/09/1937 | Willie Farmer & His Orchestra | Bluebird | B7170 | 13513 |
| 09/11/1937 | Tommy Dorsey's Clambake 7 | RCA Victor | 20-3032 | 13522 |
| 09/11/1937 | Tommy Dorsey & Clambake 7 | Victor | 25673-B | 13522 |
| 09/21/1937 | Sophie Tucker * Harry Sosnik | Decca | 1472 | DLA949 |
| 07/27/1950 | Joe Bushkin & His Rhythm | Columbia | 39172 | CO44161 |
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| Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
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| 1937 | Babes In Arms | stage | stage original | introduced |
| 1948 | Words And Music | film | film original | interpolated |
| 1957 | Pal Joey | film | film adaptation | interpolated |