Little Girl Blue
Diana Krall (w Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra) Lyrics


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Sit there and count your fingers
What can you do
Old girl you're through
Just sit there and count your little fingers
Unlucky little girl blue.

Just sit there and count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time you knew
All you can count on
Are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue

No use old girl
You may as well surrender
Your hopes are getting slender
Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
To cheer up little girl blue

No use old girl
You may as well surrender
Your hopes are getting slender




Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
To cheer up little girl blue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Diana Krall's "Little Girl Blue" paint a picture of a woman in despair. The song starts with the line "Sit there and count your fingers," indicating that the woman is at a loss for what to do, perhaps because she has been rejected or betrayed. The line "Old girl you're through" further emphasizes the woman's feelings of hopelessness and defeat. She is just sitting there, counting her fingers, with nothing to show for her efforts.


The chorus of the song tells us that the woman is feeling very unlucky. She is "little girl blue," and all she can count on are the raindrops falling on her. The use of the color blue, which is often associated with sadness, reinforces the idea that the woman is feeling very low.


The second verse of the song does not offer much hope either. The woman is told that her hopes are getting slender, and even a tender blue boy would be enough to cheer her up. The repetition of the chorus at the end further emphasizes the feeling of despair.


Overall, "Little Girl Blue" paints a picture of a woman who is feeling very low, with little hope for the future.


Line by Line Meaning

Sit there and count your fingers
Be still and contemplate your helplessness


What can you do
You have nothing left to accomplish


Old girl you're through
Your life has already passed by, it's too late for change


Just sit there and count your little fingers
Your only recourse is to focus on your own weakness


Unlucky little girl blue
You are unlucky and helpless


Just sit there and count the raindrops
Continue to focus on the small things in life


Falling on you
Which are out of your control


It's time you knew
Realize the truth


All you can count on
The only thing you can truly rely on


Are the raindrops
Is the unpredictable nature of life


That fall on little girl blue
Which only compound your misery


No use old girl
There's no point in trying


You may as well surrender
Give up and accept your fate


Your hopes are getting slender
Your optimism is dwindling


Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
Why can't someone bring me happiness


To cheer up little girl blue
To alleviate my sadness and loneliness




Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC , Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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