PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
121 - The Lady Is A Tramp
Verse 1
I get too hun-gry for din-ner at eight,
I like the thea-tre but nev-er come late.
I nev-er both-er with peo-ple I hate,
that’s why the la-dy is a tramp.
Verse 2
I don’t like crap-games with Bar-ons and Earls,
won’t go to Har-lem in er-mine and pearls.
Won’t dish the dirt with the rest of the girls,
that’s why the la-dy is a tramp.
Bridge
I like the free, fresh wind in my hair.
Life with-out care.
I’m broke,
it’s oke.
Verse 3
Hate Cal-i-for-nia it’s cold and it’s damp,
that’s why the la-dy is a tramp.
[16 x Bar Instrumental]
Verse 2 repeat
I don’t like crap-games with Bar-ons and Earls,
won’t go to Har-lem in er-mine and pearls.
Won’t dish the dirt with the rest of the girls,
that’s why the la-dy is a tramp.
Bridge repeat
I like the free, fresh wind in my hair.
Life with-out care.
I’m broke,
it’s oke.
Verse 3 Repeat
Hate Cal-i-for-nia it’s cold and it’s damp,
that’s why the la-dy is a tramp.
[Tag]
That’s why the la-dy is a tramp
Composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes In Arms."