[Verse 1]
When she walked on down the street
She was like a child staring at her feet
And when she passed the bar
And she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
Oh it had to be that way
She had to go in and sing
It had to be that way

[Chorus]
And I said no no no
Ooh Lady Day
No no no no
Ooh Lady Day

[Verse 2]
After the applause had died down
And all the people had drifted away
She walked right out that door
And out of the bar
To the hotel that she called home
It had greenish walls
A bathroom in the hall

[Chorus]
And I said no no no no
Oh please, please Lady Day
No no no no no no no no no
Oh Lady Day
Oh no, no no no Lady Day
I said now no no no, no no no, no no no, no no no, no no no no
Oh please now Lady Day
Oh no