St. Louis Blues

Billy Strayhorn

I hate to see that evening sun go down,
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.

If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.

Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
She pulls my man around by her apron strings.
And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.

I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,
Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.

I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye
I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.

I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.

I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues,
My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!

Trivia about the song St. Louis Blues by Nat King Cole

On which albums was the song “St. Louis Blues” released by Nat King Cole?
Nat King Cole released the song on the albums “St. Louis Blues” in 1958, “The Nat King Cole Story” in 1961, “Sings the Blues” in 1963, “Sings His Songs from Cat Ballou and Other Motion Pictures” in 1965, “The Unforgettable Nat King Cole” in 1965, and “The Platinum Collection” in 2015.
Who composed the song “St. Louis Blues” by Nat King Cole?
The song “St. Louis Blues” by Nat King Cole was composed by Billy Strayhorn.

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