Oh, Lady Be Good
Lonesome Tale of Yearning
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a desire for someone to listen to a sad story.
It's terribly sad but true,
Acknowledging the sadness of the story as a truth.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling well-prepared but having no opportunity or destination.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Consistently feeling deeply sad each evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a need to attract an attractive man.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue in the current state.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing in the potential to blossom with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing a desire for someone like the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Asking a sweet and lovely lady to be good.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Reiterating the request for the lady to be good.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Requesting kindness from the lady due to the misunderstanding.
Oh, please have some pity
Asking for compassion, emphasizing loneliness.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Describing a sense of isolation in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Portraying 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 request for pity and emphasizing solitude.
I'm all alone in this big city
Reiterating the feeling of being alone in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reiterating the portrayal of oneself as a lonesome individual.
So lady be good to me.
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good.
Oh lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good, emphasizing the need for kindness.
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