Tramp!
what you call me?
tramp.
you didnand't!
you donand't wear continental clothes, or stetson hats.
well i tell you one dog-gone thing. it makes me feel good to know one thing. i know iand'm a lover.
matter of opinion.
thatand's all right, mama was. papa too. and iand'm the only child. lovinand' is all i know to do.
you know what, otis?
what?
youand're country.
thatand's all right.
you straight from the georgia woods.
thatand's good.
you know what? you wear overalls, and big old brogan shoes, and you need a haircut, tramp.
haircut? woman, you foolinand'...ooh...iand'm a lover. mama was. grandmama, papa too. boogaloo. all that stuff. and iand'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the sun. tramp!
you know what, otis? i donand't care what you say, youand're still a tramp.
what?
thatand's right. you havenand't even got a fat bankroll in your pocket. you probably havenand't even got twenty-five cents.
i got six cadillacs, five lincolns, four fords, six mercuries, three t-birds, mustang, ooooooohhh...iand'm a lover. mama was. papa too. i tell you one thing.
well tell me.
iand'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the sun.
youand're a tramp, otis.
no iand'm not.
i donand't care what you say, youand're still a tramp.
whatand's wrong with that?
look here. you ainand't got no money.
i got everything.
you canand't buy me all those minks and sables and all that stuff i want.
i can buy you minks, rats, frogs, squirrels, rabbits, ...anything you want, woman.
look, you can go out in the georgia woods and find them, baby.
oh, you foolinand'.
youand're still a tramp.
thatand's all right.
you a tramp, otis. you just a tramp.
thatand's all right.
you wear overalls. you need a haircut, baby. cut off some of that hair off your head. you think you a lover, huh?
Hereand's the original text (lowell fulson) :
1.
tramp -
you can call me that.
i donand't wear that kind of clothes: stuts and hats.
but iand'm a lover
mana was - papa too.
iand'm not a child: love is all i gonna do.
2.
call me country
that a new word
iand'll answer when you call me, baby, i mean, if that makes you feel good...
but iand'm just a lover
mama was - papa too.
but iand'm not a child: love is all i gonna do.
3.
now: whatever you call me,
i even go for that!
and'cause i keep a fat pack crawling in my pocket baby!
you know, i donand't own three cadillacs -
and'cause iand'm just a lover.
mama was - papa too.
iand'm not a child: love is all i gonna do.
