St Louis Blues

by Bessie Smith

From the album: Bessie Smith Album

Track 1 of 12 on Bessie Smith Album (1937).

Duration: 3:09

Bessie Smith Album cover art

Lyrics for St Louis Blues

I hate to see the evening sun go down I hate to see the evening sun go down It makes me think I'm on my last go 'round Feeling' tomorrow like I feel today Feeling' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my grip and make my getaway Saint Louis woman with her diamond rings Pulls that man around by her apron strings Wasn't for powder and the store-bought hair The man I love wouldn't go nowhere, nowhere I got them Saint Louis blues, just as blue as I can be He's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me

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More from Bessie Smith Album

  1. St Louis Blues
  2. Reckless Blues
  3. Weeping Williow Blues
  4. Careless Love Blues
  5. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
  6. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  7. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
  8. Money Blues
  9. Yellow Dog Blues
  10. Trombone Cholly
  11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  12. Back-Water Blues