1972 <br /> <br />Shirley Bassey performing in Amsterdam (concertgebouw) <br /> <br />ABOUT this song: <br />"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes In Arms. This song is a sophisticated and witty spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette (the first line of the verse is significant: "I get too hungry for dinner at eight..."). It has become a classic song in the pop standards/vocal genre. Several stars have recorded their own renditions. It was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald in 1950s and Shirley Bassey in the 1960s, becoming a signature song for each of them. <br /> <br /> <br />LYRICS As Shirley has sung/recorded this song: <br />I've wined and dined on mulligan stew <br />on "Live at Talk of the Town" inserted: I have, I have <br />And never wished for turkey <br />I've hitched and hiked and drifted to <br />From Maine to Alberquque <br />Alas I missed the beaux arts ball <br />And what is twice as sad <br />I was never at a party <br />Where they honoured Noel Coward <br />on "Live at Talk of the Town": <br />I was never at Barbra Streisands party - aaah <br />And that make me bloody mad <br />a ...(??) funny girl <br />on "At The Pigalle": <br />Alas I'm always known as being in the pie(??) <br />I was never at Alma Cogans party <br />A shame <br />When she honoured Ringo Starr <br />on "The Birthday Concert"
