[Verse] 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 "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 her hair Life without care I'm broke, it's ok 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 Girls get massages, they cry and they moan Tell slender ella 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 the kopensky is perfect, no doubt I couldn't tell you wha the ritz is about Drop a nickle in, and coffee comes out That's why the lady is a tramp Like the sweet, fresh, rain in my face Diamonds and lace, no got, so what?! For frank sinatra, i whistle and stamp That's why the lady is a tramp She's a hobo She's a scamp She's a no-good kinda tramp That's why the lady is a tramp
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