A lady who knows what time it is

Posted by Kashima on September 02, 2004

I'm now listening to a song "Sadder-But-Wiser Girl" from the famous musical "Music Man".

Professor Hill sings to his friend that he prefers sadder-but-wiser woman to innocent, eager, pure, baby-doll girls, because the latter type of girls will merely take away his independence.

The lyrics are:

I spark, I fizz for the lady lady who knows what time it is,
I cheer, I rave for the virtue I'm too late to save,
The sadder-but-wiser girl for me.

Would someone help me with the meaning of the phrase
"a lady who knows what time it is", please?

A lady who knows what time it is David FG 02/September/04
- A lady who knows what time it is ESC 02/September/04
  - A lady who knows what time it is Rude Boy 02/September/04
    - A lady who knows what time it is Smokey Stover 02/September/04
      - Virgin Test Bookworm 02/September/04
        
        Virgin Test Lotg (OZ) 02/September/04
        
        Oh, and I forgot... Lotg (OZ) 02/September/04
        
        Test Ward 02/September/04
        
        How could I have forgotten Lotg (OZ) 03/September/04
        
        How could I have forgotten Smokey Stover 03/September/04
        
        Raising the tone Lewis 03/September/04
        
        Raising the tone - correction Lewis again 03/September/04
        
        Marvell indeed. Smokey Stover 04/September/04
        
        Thank you! Kashima 04/September/04
        
        Thank you! Kashima 04/September/04
        
        Sounds good to me - that'll do... Lotg (OZ) 10/September/04
        
        Re:Thank you! 04/September/04