Oh I hate to see that evening sun go down
Yes I hate to see that evening sun go down
'Cause, my baby, he has gone left this town

If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'm gonna pack my truck and make my getaway

St. Louis woman with all her diamond rings
Pulls that man around by her apron strings
If it wasn't for powder and for store bought hair
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere

I got the St. Louis Blues
Blue as I can be
I got the St. Louis Blues
Blue as I can be
My man got a heart like a rock cast
In a deep blue sea

He maybe a man but he comes up to see me sometime
Yes He maybe a man but he comes up to see me sometime
It's six flights up and that man sure love to climb

Wouldn't give a blind sparrow a quart
Wouldn't give a cripple grab a crutch
Wouldn't give a blind sparrow a quart
Wouldn't give a cripple grab a crutch
Ain't gonna give him nothing 
'Cos you think he's such a much and much

Got the St Louis
Got the St Louis
Got the Blues
Got the Blues
Got the Blues
Blue as I can be

(Scat)

Mississippi River, long deep and wide
Got to meet my sweetheart
On the other side

Take me back to St Louis
Back to St Louis
Got the St louis Blues
Just as blue as I can be

