Lady Be Good
Lonely Yearning: Lady Be Good's Heartfelt Plea
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing the narrator's invitation to listen to a sad story.
It's terribly sad but true,
Highlighting the genuine and unfortunate nature of the tale.
All dressed up, no place to go
Describing the feeling of being ready for an occasion but having nowhere to go.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Expressing nightly melancholy and sadness.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract a charming man.
Can't go on like this,
Stating the current situation is unsustainable.
I could blossom out I know,
Expressing the potential for personal growth and improvement.
With somebody just like you. So
Introducing the idea of finding someone like the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the listener as a sweet and lovely lady.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Requesting the lady to be good to the narrator.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a sense of being widely misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the request for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion or understanding.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Describing a feeling of isolation in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Characterizing oneself as a lonely individual in need of care.
So lady be good to me.
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiterating the plea for pity and understanding.
I'm all alone in this big city
Re-emphasizing the loneliness in the big city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Repeating the characterization as a lonesome individual in need.
So lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good, underscoring the emotional plea.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding with a final appeal for kindness and goodness.
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