| "The Lady Is a Tramp" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Mitzi Green | |
| Published | 1937 by Chappell & Co. |
| Genre | Showtune |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms, in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song is a spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette (the first line of the verse is "I get too hungry for dinner at eight...") and phony social pretensions. It has become a popular music standard.
The song appears in the film version of Babes in Arms (1939) as an instrumental version only.