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 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 okay
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
- :
- Great American Songbook
- Miscellaneous
- Jazz Brasserie, Vol. 1
- At Newport
- Fitzgerald/Holiday/McRae: At Newport
- Carmen McRae: Finest Hour
- Diva
- Carmen Sings Monk
- Love You Madly
- The Great American Songbook (International Release)
- The Great American Songbook (US Release)
- For Once In My Life (US Release)
- Rhino Hi-Five: Carmen McRae [Live]
- Cocktail Jazz: Various Vocal Artists
- Setting Standards
- The Diva Series
- Upside Down
- Classic Jazz for Lovers
- No More Blues
- Upside Down: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival