When she walked on down the street
She was like a child staring at her feet
But when she passed the bar

And she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
It had to be that way

She had to go in and sing
It had to be that way


And I said no, no, no
Oh, Lady Day
And I said no, no, no

Oh, Lady Day

After the applause had died down

And the people drifted away
She climbed down the bar
And went out the door

To the hotel
That she called home
It had greenish walls

A bathroom in the hall

And I said no, no, no

Oh, Lady Day
And I said no, no, no
Oh, Lady Day