Go Away Little Girl
Love's Dilemma: Yearning and Resistance in Del Shannon's 'Go Away Little Girl'
Lyrics
Won't you go away (little girl)
Desire for the girl to leave
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish for her not to stay
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiteration of the request for her to depart
Wooo ooo go away.
Emphatic plea for her to go away
Go away little girl
Repeated request for her to leave
Go away little girl
Reiteration of the plea for her departure
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
Acknowledging a restriction or boundary concerning being alone with her
Oh yes I know that your lips are sweet
Acknowledging the sweetness of her lips
But our lips must never meet
Emphasizing the necessity of avoiding physical contact
I belong to somebody else and I must be true.
Declaring loyalty to someone else and the commitment to remain faithful
Please go away little girl
Pleading for her to depart
Go away little girl
Reiterated plea for her to go away
It's hurting me more each minute that you delay
Expressing pain caused by her delaying departure
When you are near me like this
Highlighting the difficulty when she's in close proximity
You're much too hard to resist
Admitting the challenge in resisting her presence
So go away little girl before I beg you to stay.
Urging her to leave before the speaker is tempted to ask her to stay
Won't you go away (little girl)
Repeated request for her departure
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish for her not to linger
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiteration of the plea for her to leave
Wooo ooo go away.
Emphatic plea for her to go away
Go away little girl
Repeated plea for her to depart
Go away little girl
Reiteration of the request for her to leave
It's hurting me more each minute that you delay
Expressing pain caused by her delaying departure (repeated)
When you are near me like this
Reiterating the difficulty when she's close
You're much too hard to resist
Admitting the challenge in resisting her presence (repeated)
So go away little girl
Requesting her departure
Call it a day little girl
Urging her to end the day, possibly suggesting closure to their interaction
Please go away little girl before I beg you to stay.
Requesting her departure before the speaker is tempted to ask her to stay (reiterated)
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiteration of the desire for her to leave
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish for her not to stay (reiterated)
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiterated plea for her to go away
Please go away.
Final plea for her to depart
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