Such a lovely child, all the other ladies Came around and around to see her Such a lovely child with the face of an angel No man could deceive her Such a lovely child sent away to school Where they were teaching the etiquette rule Surely in the company of the others No bad young man could reach her
Such a lovely young lady sitting by her window Longing so for someone Such a lovely young lady spending all her hours Learning to be someone Such a lovely young lady sitting all alone In sixteen years, how she has grown Surely in the company of the others She would learn to be someone
And she longs so to be loved And she longs so for affection Surely in the company of the others She did not learn rejection
Such a lovely young lady walking down the street All the men, they watch her Such a lovely lady, so aloof, so fine All the men, they want her But she gives them not a second look Just as they taught her in the book Surely in the company of the others She did not learn rejection
Such a lonely woman walking down the street No one looks in her direction Such a lonely woman walking down the street No one pays the least attention A middle-aged woman walking slowly by No sign of tenderness in her eyes Surely in the company of the others She must have learned affection
She longs so to be loved And she longs so for affection Surely in the company of the others She did not learn rejection
Such a lovely child, lovely child, lovely child, lovely child...