Lady Be Good
Yearning for Love: Unveiling the Soulful Tale in Slam Stewart's 'Lady Be Good'
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing the speaker's intention to share a sorrowful story.
It's terribly sad but true,
Highlighting the genuine sadness and truth in the upcoming narrative.
All dressed up, no place to go
Describing the speaker as well-dressed but lacking a destination or purpose.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Conveying the nightly melancholy experienced by the speaker.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing the speaker's goal of attracting a desirable and charming companion.
Can't go on like this,
Stating the urgency of the need for change in the speaker's current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Expressing the potential for personal growth and improvement with the right partner.
With somebody just like you. So
Continuing the plea for a suitable companion with qualities like the addressed person.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Directly addressing the lady, requesting her to be sweet and lovely.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing the speaker's feeling of being misunderstood and seeking empathy.
So lady, be good to me
Repeating the request for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion from the lady due to the speaker's solitary state in the city.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Highlighting the speaker's loneliness in the vast urban environment.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing the speaker as a lonesome individual, emphasizing the need for the lady's kindness.
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 speaker's solitude and appealing for the lady's understanding.
I'm all alone in this big city
Restating the speaker's lonesomeness in the urban setting.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reemphasizing the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
So lady be good to me.
Summarizing the speaker's situation as a lonesome individual in need of the lady's kindness.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding with a final plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
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