Lady Be Good
A Lonesome Tale of Yearning
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story or experience.
It's terribly sad but true,
Confirming the authenticity and sadness of the story.
All dressed up, no place to go
Being dressed up without any plans or destinations.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Feeling consistently melancholic each evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract an attractive man.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling the need for a change in the current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing in the potential for personal growth with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing openness to a relationship with someone similar to the addressed person.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the person as sweet and lovely, requesting kindness.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for kindness from the lady.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Requesting the lady to be good despite the misunderstanding.
Oh, please have some pity
Expressing a plea for compassion.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Describing a sense of isolation in the large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Characterizing oneself as a lonesome individual in need of care.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Repeating the plea for pity and emphasizing loneliness in the city.
I'm all alone in this big city
Reiterating the loneliness and the need for compassion.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Stressing the lonesome condition and requesting the lady to be good.
So lady be good to me.
Repeating the plea for kindness from the lady.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding with a final request for the lady to be good.
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