Lyrics & Translation
[English]
She gets too hungry for dinner at eightShe likes the theatre and never comes late
She never bothers with people she'd hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
Doesn't like crap games with barons or 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
She likes the free, fresh wind in her hair
Life without care
She's broke, and it's ok
Hates California, it's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
She gets too hungry to wait for dinner at eight
She loves the theatre but never comes late
She'd never bother with people she'd hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
She'll have no crap games with sharpies and frauds
And she won't go to Harlem in Lincolns or Fords
And she won't dish the dirt with the rest of the broads
That's why the lady is a tramp
She'd love the free, fresh wind in her hair
Life without care
She's broke, but it's ok
Hates California, it's so cold and so damp
That's why the lady
That's why the lady
That's why the lady is a tramp
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
➔ Present Simple for habitual action, 'too' + adjective
➔ The verb 'gets' indicates a recurring feeling of hunger. The word 'too' intensifies the adjective 'hungry', meaning she feels excessively hungry. The phrase 'for dinner at eight' specifies the time related to the hunger.
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She never bothers with people she'd hate
➔ Negative with 'never', conditional 'would' contracted to '’d'
➔ 'Never' emphasizes the complete absence of interaction. 'She'd hate' is a contraction of 'she would hate', indicating a hypothetical situation – people she *would* dislike. The verb 'bothers' implies a deliberate avoidance of engagement.
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Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
➔ Future negative with 'won't' (contraction of 'will not')
➔ 'Won't' expresses a firm refusal to go. 'Ermine and pearls' represent extravagant, high-society attire, contrasting with her 'tramp' persona. The phrase indicates she rejects conforming to societal expectations.
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She'd love the free, fresh wind in her hair
➔ Conditional 'would' + infinitive, adjective order
➔ 'She'd love' (she would love) expresses a strong preference or enjoyment. The adjectives 'free' and 'fresh' are placed before 'wind', following the typical English adjective order (opinion/quality, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose).
