Oh, Lady Be Good
Yearning for Understanding: Embracing Solitude in 'Oh, Lady Be Good'
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a tale of sorrow or hardship.
It's terribly sad but true,
Emphasizing the genuine sadness of the story.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling ready and dressed for an event or occasion but having nowhere to go.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Experiencing intense feelings of sadness every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing the desire to attract an attractive and kind partner.
Can't go on like this,
Expressing the need for a positive change in the current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that personal growth is possible with the right companion.
With somebody just like you. So
Continuation of the desire for a suitable partner.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing a sweet and lovely lady, urging her to be good.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a sense of being misunderstood and seeking empathy.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the request for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion or understanding.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Conveying 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.
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiterating the plea for pity and understanding.
I'm all alone in this big city
Restating the loneliness in a big city and the need for compassion.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Repeating the description of being a lonesome individual in the woods.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good, concluding the narrative.
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