Tramp (With Otis Redding) Lyrics
Tramp!
What you call me?
Tramp
You didn't!
You don'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 I'm a lover
Matter of opinion
That's all right, Mama was. Papa too. And I'm the only child. Lovin' is all I know to do
You know what, Otis?
What?
You're country
That's all right
You straight from the Georgia woods
That's good
You know what? You wear overalls, and big old brogan shoes, and you need a haircut, Tramp
Haircut? Woman, you foolin'...ooh...I'm a lover. Mama was. Grandmama, Papa too. Boogaloo. All that stuff. And I'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the Sun. Tramp!
You know what, Otis? I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp
What?
That's right. You haven't even got a fat bankroll in your pocket. You probably haven't even got twenty-five cents
I got six Cadillacs, five Lincolns, four Fords, six Mercuries, three T-Birds, Mustang, ooooooohhh...I'm a lover. Mama was. Papa too. I tell you one thing
Well tell me
I'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the Sun
You're a tramp, Otis
No I'm not
I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp
What's wrong with that?
Look here. You ain't got no money
I got everything
You can'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 foolin'
You're still a tramp
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That's all right
You a tramp, Otis. You just a tramp
That'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?
Here's the original text (Lowell Fulson) :
1
Tramp -
You can call me that
I Don't wear that kind of clothes: Stuts and hats
But I'm a lover
Mana was - Papa too
I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do
2
Call me country
That a new word
I'll answer when You call me, Baby, I mean, if that makes You feel good...
But I'm just a lover
Mama was - Papa too
But I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do
3
Now: Whatever You call me
I even go for that!
'Cause I keep a fat pack crawling in my pocket Baby!
You know, I don't own three Cadillacs -
'Cause I'm just a lover
Mama was - Papa too
I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do
