Oh, Lady Be Good
Yearning for Love: A Lonesome Tale in Jazz Harmony
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story or experience.
It's terribly sad but true,
Acknowledging the sadness as a genuine reality.
All dressed up, no place to go
Being dressed up with nowhere to go, feeling aimless.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Experiencing intense feelings of sadness every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract a handsome partner.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue in the current state.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that a positive transformation is possible.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing a desire for a connection with someone like the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Requesting the lady to be sweet and lovely.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Asking the lady to treat the speaker well.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood and seeking understanding.
So lady, be good to me
Pleading for kindness and goodness from the lady.
Oh, please have some pity
Expressing a plea for pity or compassion.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Describing a sense of loneliness in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Portraying oneself as a lonesome individual in a challenging situation.
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 expressing solitude in the city.
I'm all alone in this big city
Restating the loneliness in the big city and seeking compassion.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Repeating the portrayal of being a lonesome individual in difficult circumstances.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding with a final plea for kindness from the lady.
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