Duke Ellington

They say into your early life romance came,

And in this heart of yours burned a flame

A flame that flickered one day and died away.

Then, with disillusion deep in your eyes,

You learned that fools in love soon grown wise

The years have changed you, somehow;

I see you know

Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant,

Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant,

Is that all your really want?

No, Sophisticated lady,

I know, you miss the love you lost long ago

And when nobody is nigh you cry