'No, no, no, St. Louis Blues

Go right into it, ev'rybody'

One



'What kind of beat?'



Hm?

'Swingin', swingin' baby, just swing it'



'Yas-sir'



Let's see, on a see

One, one, two, three, four



Well, I hate to see

That ev'nin sun go down

Oh, but I hate to see

That lovely sun go down

Well, it makes me to know

'Morrow's my last go 'round



Well, if I feelin' tomorrow

Just like I feel, today

If I'm feelin' tomorrow

Just like I feel, today

I'm gonna pack my trunk

And make my get-a-way



A St. Louie woman

With all the diamond rings

She drags the man around

By her apron string



If it wasn't for powder

An that store bought hair

An that gal a-mine

She wouldn't be goin' nowhere

No where!



I got the St. Louie blues

Blue as a man can be

Yeah, that gal's got a heart

Like a rock cast into the sea

Well, if she didn't have

She wouldn't have gone so far from me



Look out, now!



Yeah!

Woo!

Ha!



The Mississippi River

Long, deep an wide

I tried, but good God

She's on the other side!



Take me back, baby

Take me back to St. Louie

Well, I wanna go back

And that's where I be long'n to be



Yeah, the river so wide

I can't step in

Crazy 'bout her

I just can't help it!



Take me back, baby

Take me back to St. Louie

Well, I wanna go back

And that's where I be long'n to be



Ooh, take me back, pretty mama

Take me back, pretty mama

Woo!

Take me back, pretty baby

Take me back to St. Louie

Yeah, take me back, mama

That's where I be long to be.

Writer : HANDY, WILLIAM C
Copyright : Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, KENDOR MUSIC, INC.