Lady Be Good
Yearning Melody: Chet Baker's Tale of Love and Loneliness
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story, inviting attention.
It's terribly sad but true,
Acknowledging the sadness as a genuine and unfortunate reality.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling ready and dressed up for an event or date but having nowhere to go.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Consistently feeling down and melancholic each evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract an attractive and suitable partner.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue in the current emotional state.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that positive changes are possible with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Continuing the plea for someone like the listener to bring positive change.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the listener as a sweet and lovely lady, appealing for kindness.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Pleading for the lady to be good and kind to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a sense of being misunderstood and seeking understanding.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good and treat the speaker kindly.
Oh, please have some pity
Requesting compassion or empathy from the lady.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Highlighting the speaker's loneliness in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a lonesome person, emphasizing vulnerability.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good and understanding.
Oh, please have some pity
Repeating the request for pity due to loneliness in the big city.
I'm all alone in this big city
Emphasizing the speaker's solitary state in the urban environment.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reiterating the image of being a lonesome individual in need of kindness.
So lady be good to me.
Requesting the lady to be good and compassionate towards the speaker.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding the plea for the lady to be good and kind to the speaker.
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