The Lady Likes To Vamp

TTTO: The Lady Is A Tramp, by Rodgers and Hart

I find it boring to play fours and eights
I take my jazz cool, but don’t come in late
I never bother with solos I hate
That's why the lady likes to vamp

I don’t play country like Mickey or Floyd
No time for classics; rock makes me annoyed
I’ll play the notes, but the rests I avoid
That's why the lady likes to vamp

I like a free, fresh arpeggio
How does this go?
More chords, I’m bored
Don’t read in F-sharp but fake like a champ
That's why the lady likes to vamp

I sit in filk rooms when I’m at a con
I sit in back rows to watch what goes on
If someone’s singing, I’m playing along
That's why the lady likes to vamp

I like to improv, just give me my cue
I toss in phrases that aren’t there, it’s true
Ba-doo-by doo-ba ba-doo-bidy doo
That's why the lady likes to vamp

I find electric keyboards a boon
Always in tune,
I'm flat? What's that?
I'm alone when I turn up my amp
That's why the lady likes to vamp