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
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 wouldn'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.
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? For Robert Taylor I whistle and stamp That’s why the lady is a tramp