5장의 CD를 1장의 파격적인 가격으로 선보이는 프로퍼 레이블의 야심찬 기획씨리즈로 ‘40년대 이후 최고의 여성 싱어로 재즈사를 화려하게 빛냈던 엘라 피트제릴드가 남겼던 67곡의 주요 작품들을 3장의 음반에 담고 있으며 마지막 두장은 누구보다 활발한 공연을 펼쳤던 그녀의 화려하며 현장감 넘치는 실황이 수록되어 있다. 방대한 래퍼토리와 저렴한 가격은 재즈 보컬 애호가들을 위한 컬랙션으로 손색이 없는 높은 만족감을 선사한다. .... ....
A-tisket A-tasket A brown and yellow basket I send a letter to my mommy On the way I dropped it I dropped it I dropped it Yes on the way I dropped it A little girlie picked it up And put it in her pocket SHE WAS TRUCKIN ON DOWN THE AVENUE Not a single thing to do She went peck peck pecking all around When she spied it on the ground She took it She took it My little yellow basket And if she doesn't bring it back I think that I will die
A-tisket A-tasket I lost my yellow basket And if the girlie don't return it Don't know know what I'll do
Oh dear I wonder where my basket can be (So do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we) Oh gee I wish that little girl I could see (So do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we)
Oh why was I so careless with that basket of mine? That itty bitty basket was a joy of mine!
A-tisket A-tasket I lost my yellow basket Won't someone help me find my basket And make me happy again? (Was it green?) No, no, no, no (Was it red?) No, no, no, no (Was it blue?) No, no, no, no
Just a little yellow basket A little yellow basket
First you say you do And then you don't And then you say you will And then you won't You're undecided now So what are you gonna do? Now you want to play And then it's no And when you say you'll stay That's when you go You're undecided now So what are you gonna do? I've been sitting on a fence And it doesn't make much sense 'Cause you keep me in suspense And you know it Then you promise to return When you don't I really burn Well, I guess I'll never learn And I show it If you've got a heart And if you're kind Then don't keep us apart Make up your mind You're undecided now So what are you gonna do?
Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway to the stars With Love beside us To fill the night with a song We'll hear the sound of violins Out yonder where the blue begins The moon will guide us As we go drifting along.
Can't we sail away on a lazy daisy petal Over the rim of the hills? Can't we sail away on a little dream Settle high on the crest of a thrill?
Let's build a stairway to the stars A lovely lovely stairway to the stars It would be heaven To climb to heaven with you
Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway to the stars Yes we're climbing Climbing to that stairway to the stars Stars, stars, stars The sound of violins Way out yonder where the blue begins The moon will guide us As we go drift drift drifting along
Can't we sail away on a lazy daisy petal Over the rim of the hills? Can't we sail away on a little dream Settle high on the crest of a thrill?
Keep building the stairway to the stars A lovely stairway to the stars It would be heaven Heaven to climb with you.
In love with all Those boys who call On young cuties But now I find I'm all inclined To keep my mind On my duties Since I've begun to share In such a sweet love affair
Though I'm in love, I'm not above A date with a duke or a caddie It's just a pose, 'cause my baby knows That my heart belongs to daddy
When some good scout, invites me out To dine om some fine fin and haddie My baby's sure, his love is secure Cause my heart belongs to daddy
Yes my heart belongs to daddy So I simply couldn't be bad Yes I'm gonna marry daddy Da-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ad If you feel romantic laddy Let me warn you right from the start That my heart belongs to daddy And my daddy belongs to my heart
The five o'clock whistle's on the blink The whistle won't blow and whadd'ya think? My pop is still in the factory 'cause he don't know What time it happens to be
The five o'clock whistle didn't blow The whistle is broke and whadda'ya know? If somebody don't find out what's wrong Oh, my pop'll be workin' all night long
Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle? Won't somebody fix the whistle? Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle? So my poor old pop will know it's time for him to stop
Ya ought to hear what my mommy said When papa came home and sneaked into bed And told her he worked till half past two 'Cause the five o'clock whistle never blew
(Verse): Why am I sitting alone tonight, when I could be out where the lights are bright? It's all because of Jim, It's all because of Jim. Why am i wasting these precios years? Why am I crying these bitter tears? It's all because of Jim, It's all because of Jim.
(Chorus): Jim doesn't ever bring me pretty flowers, Jim never tries to cheer my lonely hours, Don't know why I'm so crazy for Jim. Jim never tells me I'm his hearts desire. I never seem to set his love afire Gone are the years I've wasted on him. Sometimes when I get feeling low, I say "Let's call it quits." Then I hang on and let him go Breaking my heart in bits. Some day I know tht Jim will up and leave me, But even if he does you can believe me, I'll go on carrying the torch for Jim.
Out on the plains down near Santa Fe I met a cowboy ridin' the range one day And as he jogged along I heard him singin' The most peculiar cowboy song It was a ditty, he learned in the city Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
Now get along, get hip little doggies Get along, better be on your way Get along, get hip little doggies He trucked 'em on down that old fairway Singin' his Cow Cow Boogie in the strangest way Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
(Chorus)
Now singin' his cowboy songs He's just too much He's got a knocked out western accent with a dixie touch He was raised on local ways He's what you call a swingin' half breed Singin' his Cow Cow Booogie in the strangest way Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine Into each heart some tears must fall But some day the sun will shine Some folks can lose the blues in their hearts But when I think of you another shower starts Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine
Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine Into each heart some tears must fall But some day the sun will shine Some folks can lose the blues in their hearts But when I think of you another shower starts Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine
Into each and every life some rain has got to fall But too much of that stuff Is fallin' into mine And into each heart some tears gotta fall And I know that someday that sun is bound to shine
Some folks can lose the blues in their hearts But when I think of you another shower starts Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine
Once too often I'll get the go-by once too often I'm gettin' mighty sick and tired Of totin' a torch for you. So just be careful brother, I too, can find another, remember, anything that you do, I can do too.
Once too often you're gonna slip up once too often And then you'll have to change your tune And sing in a different key That line that you've been usin' Will cease to be amusin' It's gonna boomarang When you come looking for me.
Say, you're a wizard when it comes to cryin' A master in the art of "alibi-ing" Go on and do your tall and fancy lyin', baby, But! You will say you're sorry Once too often
You're gonna weep but I won't soften You're gonna whimper like a pup The day I catch up with you Step out, go on and show off. Some night, the lid will blow off You're gonna give my heart the business Once too often!
You say it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me Yes, its only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me
Without your love it's a honky tonk parade Without your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade It's a barnum and bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me
You say its only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me Yes, its only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me
Without your love It's a honky tonk parade Without your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade It's a barnum and bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me But it wouldn't be make-believe, -believe if you believed in me
We're sitting out here on the runway, Waiting for the plane to leave, And the captain says, "There'll be a short delay, Bear with me please,"
They gave us the usual hassle, "You can't take those guitars on board," But the boys in the band just smiled, Heard it all before,
And as they're starting to serve champagne, To the folks at the front of the plane, I can hear the engines roaring, we're on our way, And we are flying home, I feel the freedom in my soul, Flying home at last; Flying home, I've got the freedom in my soul, And it's four in the morning, My world is calling, Speeding through the universe tonight... The movie reminds of my lady, As she waits, "where are those guys?" Yes it's nice to see old Butch and Sundance in the sky,
And now the sun is beginning to rise, It's like looking down on Paradise, There's a ball of fire that's burning, giving life, And we are flying home, I feel the freedom in my soul, Flying home at last; Flying home, I've got the freedom in my soul, And it's four in the morning, My world is calling, Speeding through the universe tonight...
I never cared much for moonlit skies I never wink back at fireflies But now that the stars are in your eyes I'm beginning to see the light I never went in for afterglow Or candlelight on the mistletoe But now when you turn the lamp down low I'm beginning to see the light Used to ramble through the park Shadowboxing in the dark Then you came and caused a spark That's a four-alarm fire now I never made love by lantern-shine I never saw rainbows in my wine But now that your lips are burning mine I'm beginning to see the light
You won't be satisfied until you break my heart You're never satisfied until the teardrops start I tried to shower you with lovin' kisses But all I ever get from you is naggin' & braggin', My poor heart is raggin'
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart You won't be satisfied until you break my heart
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same You're only happy tearin' all of my dreams apart Unless you hurt me and you'd know that I'd cried It doesn't seem as though you'll ever be satisfied
As I walk down the street seems everyone I meet gives me a friendly hello. I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
The birds in every tree are all so neighborly. They sing wherever I go. I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
If you should ask me the amount in my bank account I'd have to confess that I'm slippin' but that don't worry me, confidentially I've got a dream that's a pippin'
and when the day is through Each night I hurry to a home where love waits, I know. I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
and when the day is through Each night I hurry to a home where love waits, I know. I guess I'm just a lucky so and so
I didn't mean a word I said And if I hurt you, I'm sorry I didn't mean to lose my head And if I made you cry, I'm sorry It was just another foolish quarrel Won't you end it with a kiss And just remember this Except the TIME I said I love you I didn't mean a word I said
I didn't mean a word I said And if I hurt you, I'm so so so so so sorry, so so sorry I didn't mean to lose my head And if I made you cry, I'm sorry It was just another foolish quarrel Won't you end it with a kiss And just remember this Except the TIME I said I love you I didn't mean a word I said
I don't want French fried potatoes, Red ripe tomatoes, I'm never satisfied. I want the frim fram sauce with the Ausen fay With chafafa on the side.
I don't want pork chops and bacon, That won't awaken My appetite inside. I want the frim fram sauce with the Ausen fay With chafafa on the side.
Now a persons really got to eat And a person should eat right. Five will get you ten I'm gonna feed myself right tonight.
I don't want fish cakes and rye bread, You heard what I said. Waiter, please serve mine fried I want the frim fram sauce with the Ausen fay With chafafa on the side.
Now a persons really got to eat And a person should eat right. Five will get you ten I'm gonna feed myself right tonight.
I don't want fish cakes and rye bread, You heard what I said. Waiter, please serve mine fried I want the frim fram sauce with the Ausen fay With chafafa on the side.
I want the frim fram sauce with the ausen fay with cha fafa, cha fafa, cha fafa, on the side P-LEAZZZE!
How High the moon - (Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis)
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music How near, how far Somewhere there's heaven It's where you are The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
"Blue skies smilin' at me Nothin' but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singin' a song Nothin' but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shinin' so bright Never saw things goin' so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone Nothin' but blue skies from now on Blue skies smilin' at me Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright Never saw things goin' so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone Nothin' but blue skies from now on" -----
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I was blue, just as blue as I could be Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me Then good luck came a-knocking at my door Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore
Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see
Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things going so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days All of them gone Nothing but blue skies From now on
I should care if the wind blows east or west I should fret if the worst looks like the best I should mind if they say it can't be true I should smile, that's exactly what I do
What a day this has been What a rare mood I'm in Why it's almost like being in love There's a smile on my face For the whole human race Why it's almost like being in love
All the music of life seems to be Like a bell that is ringing for me And from the way that I feel When that bell starts to peal I would swear I was falling I could swear I was falling It's almost like being in love
What a day this has been What a rare mood I'm in Why it's almost like being in love There's a smile on my face For the whole human race Why it's almost like being in love
All the music of life seems to be Like a bell that is ringing for me And from the way that I feel When that bell starts to peal I would swear I was falling I could swear I was falling It's almost like being in love
I don?t know why but I?m feeling so sad I long to try something I never had Never had no kissin?, oh, what I?ve been missin? Lover man, oh where can you be?
The night is cold and I?m so all alone I?d give my soul just to call you my own Got a moon above me but no one to love me Lover man, oh where can you be?
I?ve heard it said that the thrill of romance Can be like a heavenly dream I go to bed with a prayer that you?ll make love to me Strange as it seems
Someday we?ll meet and you?ll dry all my tears Then whisper sweet little things in my ears Huggin' and a kissin', oh, what we?ve been missin' Lover man, oh where can you be?
I?ve heard it said that the thrill of romance Can be like a heavenly dream I go to bed with a prayer that you?ll make love to me Strange as it seems
Someday we?ll meet and you?ll dry all my tears Then whisper sweet little things in my ears Huggin' and a kissin', oh, what we?ve been missin' Lover man, oh where can you be?
I'm feeling mighty lonesome Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black Coffee Love's a hand me down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday room
I'm talking to the shadows 1 o'clock to 4 And Lord, how slow the moments go When all I do is pour Black Coffee Since the blues caught my eye I'm hanging out on Monday My Sunday dream's too dry
Now a man is born to go a lovin' A woman's born to weep and fret To stay at home and tend her oven And drown her past regrets In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moody all the morning Mourning all the night And in between it's nicotine And not much hard to fight Black Coffee Feelin' low as the ground It's driving me crazy just waiting for my baby To maybe come around
My nerves have gone to pieces My hair is turning gray All I do is drink black coffee Since my man's gone away
Stars shining bright above you. Night breezes seem to whisper, 'I love you,' Birds singing in the sycamore tree. Dream a little dream of me.
Say nighty-night and kiss me. Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me. While I'm alone and blue as can be, Dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear, Still craving your kiss. I'm longing to linger 'till dawn, dear, Just saying this:
Sweet dreams 'till sunbeams find you, Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. But in your dreams, whatever they be. Dream a little dream of me.
I'm feeling mighty lonesome Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black Coffee Love's a hand me down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday room
I'm talking to the shadows 1 o'clock to 4 And Lord, how slow the moments go When all I do is pour Black Coffee Since the blues caught my eye I'm hanging out on Monday My Sunday dream's too dry
Now a man is born to go a lovin' A woman's born to weep and fret To stay at home and tend her oven And drown her past regrets In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moody all the morning Mourning all the night And in between it's nicotine And not much hard to fight Black Coffee Feelin' low as the ground It's driving me crazy just waiting for my baby To maybe come around
My nerves have gone to pieces My hair is turning gray All I do is drink black coffee Since my man's gone away
Mister paganini, please play my rhapsody And if you cannot play it, won't you sing it And if you can't sing it, you simply have to Swing it I said swing it Oh-oh-oh swing it And don't ding it Oh mister paganini, we breathlessly await Your masterful baton, go-o on and sling it And if you can't sling it You'll simply have to swing it I said swing it And scattywahwah And wahdyscatla We've heard your repertoire and At the final bar We've greeted you with wild applause But what a great ovation Your interpretation Pat-scoodle-atty-doody yeah yeah yeah Oh mister paganini, now don't you be a meanie What have you up your sleeve, go on and spring it And if you can't spring it, you'll simply have to Swing it
That old black magic's got me in its spell That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers Up and down my spine The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine
The same old tingle that I feel inside And when that elevator starts its ride Darling down and down I go, round and round I go Like a leaf that's caught in the tide
I should stay away but what can I do I hear your name, and I'm aflame Aflame with such a burning desire That only your kiss can put out the fire
You're the lover You're the lover You're the lover You're the lover I have waited for
The mate that fate had me created for And everytime your lips meet mine
Darling down and down I go, Round and Round I go In a spin, I'm loving the spin that I'm in I'm Under that old black magic called love
Yes I'm in a spin, I'm loving the spin I'm in I'm under that old black magic called love Got me spinning and spinning and spinning around Like an elevator's going down In this magic, black magic called love
In old Savannah, I said Savannah, The weather there is nice and warm! The climates of a Southern brand, But here's what I don't understand: They got a gal there, mighty pretty gal there, Who's colder than an Arctic storm, Got a heart just like a stone, Even the ice men leave her alone!
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, The vamp of Savannah, The meanest gal in town; Leather is tough, but Hannah's heart is tougher, She's a gal who loves to see men suffer! To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em, Is her delight, they say, I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan, There was Hannah pouring water on a drowning man! She's Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah, GA!
They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, The vamp of Savannah, The meanest gal in town; Talk of your cold, refrigeratin' mamas, Brother, she's a polar bear's pajamas! To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em, Is her delight, they say, An evening spent with Hannah sittin' on your knees, Is like travelin' through Alaska in your BVDs. She's Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah, GA!
Can you imagine a woman as cold as Hannah? She's got the right name: The vamp of Savannah. Any time a woman can take a great big pan And start pouring water on a drownin' man She's hard hearted Hannah The Vamp of Savannah GA
Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree; And I feel like I'm clingin' to a cloud, I can' t understand I get misty, just holding your hand. Walk my way, And a thousand violins begin to play, Or it might be the sound of your hello, That music I hear, I get misty,whenever you're near. Can't you see that you're leading me on? And it's just what I want you to do, Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost That's why I'm following you. On my own, When I wander through this wonderland alone, Never knowing my right foot from my left My hat from my glove I'm too misty, and too much in love. I'M JUST too misty, And too much In love.....
It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. I'd like to sup with my baby tonight, Fulfill the cup with my baby tonight. I'd like to sup with my baby tonight, Fulfill the cup with my baby tonight, But I ain't up to my baby tonight, 'Cause it's too darn hot. It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. I'd like to coo with my baby tonight, And pitch the woo with my baby tonight. I'd like to coo with my baby tonight, And pitch the woo with my baby tonight. But sister you'll fight my baby tonight 'Cause it's too darn hot. It's too darn hot,
According to the latest Report Ev'ry average girl you know Much prefers her lovely doggie to court When the temperature is low, But when the thermometer goes 'way up And the weather is sizzling hot, Mister Adam For his madam. Is not, 'Cause it's too, too Too darn hot, It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. BOYS: It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. It's too darn hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot...
{Spoken} Thank you. We'd like to do something for you now. We haven't heard a girl sing it. And since it's so popular, we'd like to try and do it for you. We hope we remember all the words.{}
Oh, the shark has pearly teeth, dear And he shows them, pearly white Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight
Oh, the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though, wears Macheath dear So there's not, not a trace of red
On a Sunday, Sunday morning Lies a body, oozin' life Someone's sneaking 'round the corner Tell me could it be, could it be, could it be Mack the Knife?
Oh, what's the next chorus? To this song, now This is the one, now I don't know But it was a swinging tune And its a hit tune So we tried to do Mack The Knife
Ah, Louis Miller Oh, something about cash Yeah, Miller, he was spending that trash And Macheath dear, he spends like a sailor Tell me, tell me, tell me Could that boy do, something rash
Oh Bobby Darin, and Louis Armstrong They made a record, oh but they did And now Ella, Ella, and her fellas We're making a wreck, what a wreck Of Mack The Knife
{Louis Armstrong imitation} Oh Snookie Taudry, bah bah bah nop do bo de do bah bah bah nop do bo de do Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear And do bo bo bah bah bah nop do bo de do {}
So, you've heard it Yes, we've swung it And we tried to Yes, we sung it
You won't recognize it It's a surprise hit This tune, called Mack The Knife
And so we leave you, in Berlin town Yes, we've swung old Mack We've swung old Mack in town For the Darin fans, And for the Louis Armstrong fans, too We told you look out, look out, look out Old Macheath's back in town
How High the moon - (Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis)
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music How near, how far Somewhere there's heaven It's where you are The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
I don't go out walking I ain't for no talking My baby's done left me Just a sittin' and a rockin'
If I had been scheming Instead of just dreaming He'd never have left me Just a sittin' and a rockin'
Sittin all day without holding my baby Makes me so blue and sad If he don't hurry and come back It's a cinch to drive me mad
Now if I don't find him I hope you'll remind him That I'm staying where he left me Just a sittin' and a rockin' All day
Don't go out a walking And I for no talking My baby's done left me Just a sittin' and a rockin' All day
If I had been scheming Instead of just dreaming He'd never have left me Just a sittin' and a rockin'
Sittin all day without holding my baby I miss my lonely papa If he don't hurry and come back It's a cinch to, I'll blow my toppa
Now if I don't find him I hope you'll remind him That I'm staying where he left me Just a sittin' and a rockin' rockin' and a sittin' sittin' and a rockin' All day
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 been to a party where they honored Noel Ca-ad (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 my hair Life without care I'm broke, it's o'k Hate California, it's cold and it's damp That's why the lady is a tramp
Girls get massages, they cry and they moan Tell slender Ella to leave me alone I'm not so hot, but my shape is my own That's why the lady is a tramp
The food at the Kopensky is perfect, no doubt I couldn't tell you what the Ritz is about Drop a nickle in, and coffee comes out That's why the lady is a tramp
Like the sweet, fresh, rain in my face Diamonds and lace, no got, so what?!
for Frank Sinatra, I whistle and stamp That's why the lady is a tramp
She's a hobo She's a scamp She's a no-good kinda tramp That's why the lady is a tramp
I've been a roaming Romeo My Juliets have been many But now my roaming days have gone Too many irons in the fire Is worse than not having any I've had my share and from now on:
I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting ev'rything I've got on you
I'm giving all my love to one baby Heaven help me if my baby don't come through
I've got a great big amount Saved up in my love account Honey And I've decided Love divided In two Won't do
So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting everything I've got on you
[2] I've been a roaming Juliet My Romeos have been many But now my roaming days have gone Too many irons in the fire Is worse than not having any I've had my share and from now on:
I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting ev'rything I've got on you
I'm giving all my love to one baby Heaven help me if my baby don't come through
I've tried to love more than one Finding it just can't be done Honey There's one I lie to When I try to Be true To two
So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting everything I've got on you
Gee but it's tough to be broke kid It's not a joke kid, It's a curse, My luck is changing it's gotten from simply roten To something worst Who knows someday i will win too I'll begin to reach my pride Now that i see what our end is All can spend is just my time
I can't give you anything but love, baby. That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby. Dream a while. Scheme a while. We're sure to find, Happiness, and I guess all those things you've always pined for.
Gee I'd like to see you looking swell, My little baby Diamond bracelets Woolworth's doesn't sell, baby. till that lucky day you know darn well, baby. I can't give you anything but love.
They say into your early life romance came And in this heart of yours burned a flame A flame that flickered one day and died away Then, with disillusion deep in your eyes You learned that fools in love soon grow wise The years have changed you, somehow I see you now Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant Is that all you really want? No, sophisticated lady, I know, you miss the love you lost long ago And when nobody is nigh you cry