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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Jose Correa
Performer
The Paul Smith Quartet
Piano
Alain Gerber
Performer
Jim Hall
Guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks
Double Bass
Gus Johnson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lorenz Hart
Lyrics
Richard Rodgers
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christophe Hénault
Mastering Engineer
Norman Granz
Producer
Lyrics
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 honoured Noel Ca-ad
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 my hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's oke
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
Writer(s): Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
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