Go Away Little Girl
Yearning for Distance: Johnny Mathis' Plea in 'Go Away Little Girl'
Lyrics
Won't you go away (little girl)
Expressing a desire for the girl to leave or depart.
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish that the girl wouldn't continue to stay.
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiterating the desire for the girl to go away.
Wooo ooo go away.
Adding emphasis to the plea for the girl to go away.
Go away little girl
Repeating the request for the girl to leave.
Go away little girl
Reiterating the plea for the girl to go away.
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
Expressing discomfort being alone with the girl.
Oh yes I know that your lips are sweet
Acknowledging the sweetness of the girl's lips.
But our lips must never meet
Stating the necessity for their lips not to meet due to commitment elsewhere.
I belong to somebody else and I must be true.
Affirming commitment to someone else and the importance of fidelity.
Please go away little girl
Pleading for the girl to go away.
Go away little girl
Reiterating the plea for the girl to leave.
It's hurting me more each minute that you delay
Expressing increasing emotional pain caused by the girl's delay in leaving.
When you are near me like this
Describing the difficulty of resisting the girl when she is near.
You're much too hard to resist
Highlighting the girl's allure and the temptation to resist.
So go away little girl before I beg you to stay.
Imploring the girl to go away before a plea to stay is made.
Won't you go away (little girl)
Repeating the request for the girl to depart.
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish for the girl not to continue staying.
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiterating the desire for the girl to leave.
Wooo ooo go away.
Adding emphasis to the plea for the girl to go away.
Go away little girl
Repeating the request for the girl to leave.
Go away little girl
Reiterating the plea for the girl to go away.
It's hurting me more each minute that you delay
Expressing increasing emotional pain caused by the girl's delay in leaving (repeated).
When you are near me like this
Describing the difficulty of resisting the girl when she is near (repeated).
You're much too hard to resist
Highlighting the girl's allure and the temptation to resist (repeated).
So go away little girl
Reiterating the plea for the girl to go away.
Call it a day little girl
Suggesting it's time for the girl to end the interaction.
Please go away little girl before I beg you to stay.
Reiterating the plea for the girl to leave before a plea to stay is made.
Won't you go away (little girl)
Expressing a desire for the girl to go away.
Wish you wouldn't stay (little girl)
Expressing a wish that the girl wouldn't continue to stay.
Won't you go away (little girl)
Reiterating the desire for the girl to leave.
Please go away.
Pleading for the girl to go away (repeated).
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