Oh, Lady Be Good
A Lonesome Tale: Seeking Love in the City Lights
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story that needs to be heard.
It's terribly sad but true,
Asserting the truth of the sorrowful tale.
All dressed up, no place to go
Being well-dressed but having nowhere to go, possibly symbolizing a sense of aimlessness.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Feeling consistently melancholic every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract a charming man.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue the current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that personal growth and happiness can be achieved with someone like the listener.
With somebody just like you. So
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Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Requesting kindness and goodness from a sweet and lovely lady.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Feeling deeply misunderstood by others.
So lady, be good to me
Repeating the request for the lady to be good, emphasizing the need for kindness.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion or understanding.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Expressing loneliness in a large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a lonesome individual in a challenging situation.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good, reinforcing the vulnerability of the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Repeating the plea for pity, emphasizing the challenging circumstances in a big city.
I'm all alone in this big city
Reiterating the feeling of being alone in the city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Repeating the description of being a lonesome individual in a challenging situation.
So lady be good to me.
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good, emphasizing the continued vulnerability.
Oh lady be good to me.
Concluding the plea for kindness from the lady.
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