Oh Lady Be Good
Embrace the Melancholy: Ella Fitzgerald's Plea for Love in 'Oh Lady Be Good'
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story, inviting attention.
It's terribly sad but true,
Stating that the tale is genuinely sad and real.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling prepared but having nowhere to go.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Every evening filled with deep sadness.
I must win some handsome guy
Desire to attract a charming companion.
Can't go on like this,
Expressing the current state of unhappiness.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing in the potential for personal growth with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Continuation of the desire for a suitable partner.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Requesting a sweet and lovely lady to be good.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion and understanding.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Expressing a sense of loneliness in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a lonesome individual in need of care.
So lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiteration of the plea for pity and understanding.
I'm all alone in this big city
Restating the loneliness in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reiterating the self-description as a lonesome individual.
So lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding request for the lady to be good.
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