My little girl
Ella Lyrics


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Sit there and count your fingers
What can you do
Old girl you're through
Sit there, count your little fingers
Unhappy little girl blue.

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

Won't you just sit there
Count the little raindrops
Falling on you
Cause it's time you knew
All you can ever count on
Are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue

No use old girl
You might as well surrender
Cause your hopes are getting slender and slender




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

Overall Meaning

In Ella's song "My Little Girl", the lyrics speak to someone who is feeling down and out - someone who is feeling hopeless and helpless. The opening line "sit there and count your fingers, what can you do?" immediately sets the tone for the song. It's as if the person being sung to is at a loss and has nothing to turn to, and the counting of their fingers represents that. Later, when Ella sings "unhappy little girl blue," it's clear that she is singing to someone who is very sad.


The second verse talks about counting raindrops falling on the person, and how that's all they can ever count on. This is a metaphor for the scarce and fleeting nature of happiness in the person's life. They can only count on the raindrops falling, which represent their sadness, but they don't see any hope for happiness to ever come their way. The repetition of "little girl blue" is used to emphasize this feeling of hopelessness and sadness.


Ella even goes so far as to suggest that the person surrender because their "hopes are getting slender and slender." However, she ends the song on a somewhat hopeful note by asking someone to "send a tender blue boy to cheer up little girl blue." This implies a promise of a brighter future for the person who is feeling so down.


Overall, "My Little Girl" is a commentary on the feelings of hopelessness that can plague individuals in tough situations, but it still manages to offer a hint of hope for the future.


Line by Line Meaning

Sit there and count your fingers
You have nothing better to do than to idly count your fingers


What can you do
You are incapable of making any positive change in your life


Old girl you're through
Your time has come and gone, and you have nothing to offer anymore


Sit there, count your little fingers
You are so hopeless that you are now counting your little fingers


Unhappy little girl blue.
You are unhappy and miserable


Sit there and count the raindrops
Your life is so hopeless that you are now counting the raindrops


Falling on you
The raindrops are falling on you because you are sad and desolate


It's time you knew
It's time for you to realize the truth


All you can ever count on
The only thing you can rely on is


Are the raindrops
Are the raindrops that remind you of your sadness


Won't you just sit there
Why don't you keep sitting there and do nothing?


Cause it's time you knew
It's time for you to realize the bitter truth


No use old girl
There is no point, my dear


You might as well surrender
You should just give up


Cause your hopes are getting slender and slender
Because your hopes are dwindling away


Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
Why can't someone send a kind-hearted boy to you?


To cheer up little girl blue
To bring some happiness into your sad, blue life




Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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@amycameron2675

Your amazing love your voice

@angelameach1905

How are you not famous yet !? That was an amazing song and your voice is beautiful <3 Lots of love to you.

@SierraLynnReads

when you re-watch this years later and still love it

@alipops16

Bless you! Thank you so much:)<3

@charlotteware3105

I keep listening to it over and over again, it's so emotional.xxxx

@InfiniteFreedomwithMJ

I sat and watched this with my daughter and I want to say thank you for reminding me how precious every moment is! Your angel will be beaming with pride at you right now! You're so talented. Keep singing your song sweetie! x

@georgiamoore3428

your mum will be proud<3 this made me cry, your amazing xxx

@carlosleon8414

What a beautiful song, thanks for sharing!

@Emsie76

Amazing love and talent. I cried all the way through. Xxxx sorry for your loss baby girl. X

@jemzia199

oh i went all teary xxx Love the song so much xxxx

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