I hate
to
see the sun go down.
I hate to see the sun go down.
For the gal I love,
she dumbed up this town.
We were married in St. Louis Mall
She was fine as wine
and her eyes would tend to blow
But she spent all my money,
said, Pops, you gotta go
St. Louis woman with
a diamond ring
Leads a man around by
her apron string
If it wasn't for powder
and store -bought hair
That gal of mine wouldn't be nowhere,
nowhere
I got the St. Louis blues,
I'm new as that
I got the St. Louis blues,
I'm new as that
Whoa, that guy's got
a heart like a rock,
can't you see?
Whoa, if you wanna be my baby,
you just can't run around
If you wanna be my baby,
you just can't run around
If you run around, baby,
stop and lay my money down
I'm gonna sip a river long, deep and wide
Gonna find my baby on the other side
Take me back to St. Louis
Take me back to St. Louis
Take me back to St. Louis
Just before I blow my top
Well, he ain't good -lookin'
and he ain't too sweet
But his brand of lovin'
just can't be beat
I love him, I love my baby
Oh, my love, my man
Don't want nobody else, no,
no
Ma -ma, ma -ma
This is what you have to do
I may be short,
my head may be losing hair
Well, I may be short,
my head may be losing hair
But my baby, she loves me,
she knows I ain't no square
Well, she's got me crazy,
don't know the time of day
Well, well, well,
she's got me crazy,
don't know the time of day
And I'm just twenty
-seven already,
my head is gray
I'm goin' back to old St. Louis town
Cause these doggone women
sure can bring it down
I'm goin'
Yes, I'm goin'
I've got those St. Louis
blues