Lady Be Good
Yearning Melody: Lady Be Good's Lonesome Tale
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a willingness to share a sad story.
It's terribly sad but true,
Highlighting the genuine and sorrowful nature of the tale.
All dressed up, no place to go
Feeling well-prepared or dressed up but lacking opportunities.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Experiencing deep sadness every evening.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing the desire to attract an attractive man.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue with the current situation.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that personal growth is possible with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Continuation of the desire for someone like the listener.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Appealing to a sweet and lovely lady to be good.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Repetition of the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Expressing a feeling of being misunderstood.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good despite misunderstandings.
Oh, please have some pity
Requesting compassion from the lady.
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,
Characterizing oneself as a lonely individual.
So lady be good to me.
Pleading for kindness from the lady despite being alone.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiteration of the plea for pity and acknowledgment of being alone.
I'm all alone in this big city
Restating the sense of isolation in the big city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Reiterating the self-description as a lonesome individual.
So lady be good to me.
Requesting the lady to be good despite the loneliness.
Oh lady be good to me.
Final plea for kindness from the lady.
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