Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story.
It's terribly sad but true,
Highlighting the sorrowful reality.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling dressed up but without a destination.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Consistently feeling blue every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing the need to attract a desirable partner.
Can't go on like this,
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Expressing the potential for personal growth with the right companion.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing the desire for someone similar to the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Requesting the lady to be sweet and lovely.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a feeling of being misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the request for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion and 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 babe in the wood.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiterating the sense of being alone in the city.
I'm all alone in this big city
Emphasizing the lonesome state in the big city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Repeating the self-description as a lonesome babe in the wood.
So lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding the song with the repeated request for the lady to be good.
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