Frank Sinatra And Ella Fitzgerald - Lady Is A Tramp lyrics

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I've wined and dined on Mulligan Stew<br />

And never wished for Turkey<br />

As I hitched and hiked and grifted too<br />

From Maine to Albuquerque<br />

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Alas, I missed the 'Beaux Arts Ball'<br />

And what is twice as sad<br />

I was never at a party where<br />

They honored Noel Coward<br />

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But social circles spin too fast for me<br />

My hobohemia is the place to be<br />

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I get too hungry, for dinner at eight<br />

I like the theater, but never come late<br />

I never bother, with people I hate<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp<br />

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I don't like crap games, with barons and earls<br />

Won't go to Harlem, in ermine and pearls<br />

Won't dish the dirt, with the rest of the girls<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp<br />

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I like the free, fresh wind in her hair<br />

Life without care, I'm broke, it's okay<br />

Hate California, it's cold and it's damp<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp<br />

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I go to Coney, the beach is divine<br />

I go to ballgames, the bleachers are fine<br />

I follow Winchell, and read every line<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp<br />

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I like a prizefight, that isn't a fake<br />

I love the rowing, on Central Park lake<br />

I go to Opera and stay wide awake<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp<br />

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I like the green grass under my shoes<br />

What can I lose, I'm flat, that's that<br />

I'm alone when I lower my lamp<br />

That's why the lady is a tramp