8-Bar Intro

Verse 1

I HATE TO SEE DE EV'-NIN' SUN GO DOWN,
HATE TO SEE DE EV'-NIN' SUN GO DOWN,
CAUSE MY BA-BY, HE DONE LEF DIS TOWN.
FEEL-IN' TO-MOR-ROW LAK AH FEEL TO-DAY,
FEEL TO-MOR-ROW LAK AH FEEL TO-DAY,
I'LL PACK MY TRUNK MAKE MA GET A-WAY
ST. LOU-IS WO-MAN WID HER DIA-MON' RINGS
PULLS DAT MAN ROUN' BY HER A-PRON STRINGS.
'TWANT FOR POW-DER AN' FOR STORE BOUGHT HAIR
DE MAN I LOVE WOULD NOT GONE NO-WHERE

Verse 2

BEEN TO DE GYP-SY TO GET MA FOR-TUNE TOLE,
TO DO GYP-SY DONE GOT MA FOR-TUNE TOLE.
CAUSE I'M MOST WILE 'BOUT MA JEL-LY ROLL.
GYP-SY DONE TOLE ME, "DON'T YOU WEAR NO BLACK"
YES SHE DONE TOLE ME "DON'T YOU WEAR NO BLACK"
GO TO ST. LOU-IS YOU CAN WIN HIM BACK
HELP ME TO CAI-RO MAKE ST. LOU-IS BY MA-SELF.
GIT TO CAI-RO FIND MA OLE FRIEND JEFF,
GWINE TO PIN MA SELF CLOSE TO HIS SIDE.
IF AH FLAG HIS TRAIN I SHO' CAN RIDE.

Verse 3

    YOU OUGHT TO SEE DAT STOVE PIPE BROWN OF MINE,
LAK HE OWNS DE DI-MON JOS-EPH LINE.
HE'D MAKE A CROSS-EYED O' MAN GO STONE BLIND.
BLACK-ER THAN MID-NIGHT, TEETH LAK FLAGS OF TRUCE,
BLACK-EST MAN IN DE WHOLE ST. LOUIS.
BLACK-ER DE BER-RY SWEET-ER IS THE JUICE,
A-BOUT A CRAP GAME HE KNOW A POW'FUL LOT
BUT WHEN WORK-TIME COMES HE'S ON DE DOT.
GWINE TO ASK HIM FOR A COLD TEN SPOT,
WHAT IT TAKES TO GIT IT HE'S CER-T'N-LY GOT.

Chorus 1

GOT THE ST. LOU-IS BLUES JES AS BLUE AS AH CAN BE,
DAT MAN GOT A HEART LAK A ROOK, CAST IN THE SEA,
OR ELSE HE WOULD-'NT HAVE GONE SO FAR FROM ME.

Chorus 2

I LOVES DAT MAN LAK A SCHOOL BOY LOVES HIS PIE,
LAK A KEN-TUCK-Y COL'-NEL LOVES HIS MINT AN' RYE.
I'LL LOVE MA BA-BY TILL THE DAY AH DIE.

Chorus 3

A BLACK HEAD-ED GAL MAKE A FRIGHT TRAIN JUMP THE TRACK,
SAID A BLACK HEAD-ED GAL MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN JUMP THE TRACK.
BUT A LONG TALL GAL MAKES A PREACH-ER BALL THE JACK.

Chorus 4

LAWD A BLONDE HEAD-ED WOM-AN MAKES A GOOD MAN LEAVE THE TOWN,
I SAID BLONDE HEAD-ED WOM-AN MAKES A GOOD MAN LEAVE THE TOWN.
BUT A RED HEAD WOM-AN MAKES A BOY SLAP HIS PA-PA DOWN

Chorus 5

OH ASH-ES TO ASH-ES AND DUST TO DUST
I SAID ASH-ES TO ASH-ES AND DUST TO DUST.
IF MY BLUES DON'T GET YOU MY JAZZ-ING MUST.
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