She's a Lady ~ Lyrics

She's a Lady

She's a Lady ~ I'm a Lady!

She's a Lady ~ I'm a Lady!

She's as quiet as a mouse

Why, she would never ever raise her voice to a shout

Not unless somebody else is drownin' me out!

Yes, She's a Lady ~ I'm a Lady!

High floutin' ~ You're darn tootin'!

and her manners are superb

Yesterday I wore a gown of satin an' lace,

you took me out dinin' to the ritziest place

And when they brought the finger bowl,

why you washed your face!

Ah! I'm a Lady! ~ She's a Lady ~ Oh yeah!

He's a Lover! ~ I'm a Lover!

He's big hearted! ~ Once I've started!

Nothin' is good for you!

Say, how do you mean that?

I bought you a golden necklace fit for a Queen

If that's a golden necklace, why's my neck turnin' green?

He's Romantic! ~ I'm Romantic!

He's the shy type! ~ Yes, it's my type!

He's the kind that girls can't trust!

Some guys take a girl out ridin' an' when they do,

she may have to walk home, that don't happen to you!

That's because I take them riding in a canoe

Oh! He's a lover! ~ I'm a lover ~ Oh yeah!

She's a Lady ~ I'm a Lady!

She's the fine type ~ Home at nine type!

She's as gentle as a lamb!

She's the most refined girl that the city has got

I will beat up anyone who says that I'm not!

She's a High-Brow ~ I'm a High-Brow!

You're what 'class' is! ~ You need glasses!

You know just how things are done

In a crowded bus, you find a guy with a seat

then you drop your hanky so it lands at his feet

When he stands up to get it, that's when I grab his seat!

Yes, She's a Lady ~ I'm a Lady! ~ Oh yeah!

He's a Singer! ~ I'm a Singer!

Like Caruso! ~ Learned to do so,

in a barber-shop quartet

I once gave a hair-cut to a fellow one day

I started singing "Mammy" an' kept cutting away

Yeah, now they call him 'baldy' an' he wears a toupee!

You're a Lady! ~ You're a Barber!

You're a High-Brow! ~ You're a Sin-ger!

Hee hee, I'm a Sin-ger? ~ Ha, ha ha ha!

She's a Lady ~ Ah! He's a Sin-ger! ~ Oh yeah!

Words and Music by Cy Coben, 1950