I hate to see the evening sun go down
I hate to see the evening sun go down
For the gal I love, she done left this town
We were married in St. Louis mode
She was fine as wine
and her eyes had a tender glow
But she spent all my money and said,
Popped you that a -gold
St. Louis wo man
with the diamond rings
Leads a man around by her apron strings
If it wasn't for powder and
a store -bought hair
That gal of mine wouldn't be nowhere,
nowhere
Got the St. Louis blues and
blue as I can be
Got the St. Louis blues, blue as I can be
That gal got a heart
like a rock cast in the sea
If you wanna be my baby,
you 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 Mississippi River long, deep, and wide
I got to 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
before I blow my top
Now, she ain't good
-lookin'
and she ain't so sweet
But her brand of lovin' just
can't be beat
That's why I love her,
yes, I love my baby
I love that gal, don't want nobody else
La -da -da
Mop -mop, mop -mop
This is the change of the key
I may be small,
my head may be losing hair
Yes, I may be small,
my head may be losing hair
But my baby loves me
cause she knows I ain't no square
But she's driving me crazy,
don't know the time of day
Yes, she's driving me crazy,
I don't know the time of day
I'm just 21 and already my hair is gray
So, baby, I'm going back to
old St. Louis town
Cause these doggone women
sure can bring you down
I'm going, yes, I'm going
I've got those St. Louis blues