St. Louis Blues by The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I hate to see that evening sun go down
I hate to see that evening sun go down
Because it makes me feel like I'm on my last go 'round
If I'm feeling tomorrow just like I feel today
Y'all, if I'm feeling tomorrow just like I feel today
I'm gonna pack my suitcase and make my getaway

[Pre-Chorus]
St. Louis woman with all her diamond rings
Carried that man around by her apron strings
Now, if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair
Girl I love, she wouldn't have gone nowhere, nowhere

[Chorus]
Got the St. Louis blues, blue as I can be
My girl's got a heart like a rock in the sea
I got the St. Louis blues, blue as I can be

[Verse 2]
Yes, I've been to the gypsy to get my fortune told
Yes, I've been down to the gypsy to get my fortune told
That's 'cause I'm wild about my jelly roll
You see, the gypsy done told me, "Don't you wear no black", ha
I said that gypsy done told me, "Don't you wear no black"
She said, "You go on down to St. Louis and don't you ever come back"
[Pre-Chorus]
That St. Louis woman with those diamond rings
She dragged that man of hers around by her apron strings
Woah, but if it wasn't for powder, powder, powder, powder, store-bought hair, that's weave, y'all
That man she dragged around, he wouldn't have gone nowhere, nowhere

[Chorus]
I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be
Oh, that woman's got a heart like a rock tossed in the middle of the sea
You see, it was just we, we, we, we, we, but now it's just me, woo