The Lady Is A Tramp

I've wined and dined on Mulligan stew

And never wished for turkey

As I hitched and hiked and grifted to

From Maine to Albuquerque

Alas, I missed the Beaux's Arts Ball

And what is twice as sad

I was never at a party where they honored Noel Coward

But social circles spin too fast for me

My hobohemia is the place to be

I get to 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 craps 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 oh

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 ball games, the bleachers are fine

I follow Winchell and read every line

That's why the lady is a tramp

I like a prize fight 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