St. Louis Blues Lyrics

Harmonica intro

Buster spoken::

'No, no, no, St. Louis Blues

Go right into it, ev'rybody'

One

Unk bandmember:

'What kind of beat?'

Buster: Hm?

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

Unk bandmember: 'Yas-sir'

(Buster laughter)

Let's see, on a C

One, one, two, three, four

(harmonica, guitar & instrumental)

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!

(harmonica, instrumental & chorus)

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.

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