she would have been 100 today. she's a hoot and always will be. this is my favorite of all the extant footage of her. yes... it's so gay!
The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat
Sung by Carmen Miranda
Written for: The Gang's All Here (1943)
Lyric: Leo Robin
Music: Harry Warren
I wonder why does ev'rybody look at me
And then begin to talk about a Christmas tree?
I hope that means that ev'ryone is glad to see
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
The gentlemen, they want to make me say, "Si, si,
" But I don't tell them that, I tell them,
"Yes, sir-ee!" And maybe that is why they come for dates to me,
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
Some people say I dress too gay,
But ev'ry day, I feel so gay;
And when I'm gay, I dress that way,
Is something wrong with that?
Americanos tell me that my hat is high,
Because I will not take it off to kiss a guy;
But if I ever start to take it off, ay, ay!
I do that once for Johnny Smith
And he is very happy with
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
You hear a lot of people shouting, "There she goes!
" You see a señorita dressed in flashy clothes,
In Rio de Janeiro, ev'rybody knows
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
When she begins to sing a song in Portuguese,
The temp'rature goes up a hundred more degrees;
Although they're freezing prices, they would never freeze
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
It isn't any wonder that She likes her native habitat,
'Cause when she has to pick a hat,
She picks it off the trees.
She always has a half a dozen Romeos,
And when they come to sing a serenade, she throws
A lemon or banana like you throw a rose,
But Casanovas still prefer That hep and happy character,
The lady in the tutti-frutti hat.
they were really dirty lyrics back then...
not to mention the bananas...
i wonder what they were really thinking???
silly me...
But ev'ry day, I feel so gay;
And when I'm gay, I dress that way,
Is something wrong with that?
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