Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Miscellaneous
Genre: Jazz
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 Cad
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 my 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
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| 2 | Oops |
| 3 | Embraceable You (1959 Stereo Version) |
| 4 | Summertime (Live, West Berlin 1960) |
| 5 | I Was Doing All Right (1959 Stereo Version) |
| 6 | Summertime (Live, Berlin 1960) |
| 1 | Cry Me A RiverMichael Buble |
| 2 | Crazy LoveMichael Buble |
| 3 | Hold OnMichael Buble |
| 4 | Mwanayu WakulaHugh Masekela |
| 5 | Whatever It TakesMichael Buble |
| 6 | I've Got A Feeling You're FoolingThe Dorsey Brothers Orchestra |
| 7 | The Real Folk BluesYoko Kanno |
| 8 | Bach Two-Part Invention No.4 In D MinorJake Shimabukuro |
| 9 | Georgia On My MindMichael Buble |
| 10 | Haven't Met You YetMichael Buble |
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