St. Louis Blues-Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges

st. louis blues remastered) - duke ellington & his orchestra i hate to see de ev'nin' sun go down hate to see de ev'nin' sun go down. cause ma baby, he done lef dis town feelin' tomorrow lak ah feel today feel tomorrow lak ah feel today i'll pack my trunk make ma get away st. louis woman wid her diamon' rings pulls dat man roun' by her apron strings 'twant for powder an' for store bought hair de man i love would not gone nowhere. got de st. louis blues jes as blue as ah can be dat man got a heart lak a rook cast in the sea or else he wouldn't gone so far from me. dog-gone it! been to de gypsy to get ma fortune tole to de gypsy done got ma fortune tole. cause i'm most wile 'bout ma jelly roll gypsy done tole me, "don't you wear no black" yes she done tole me "don't you wear no black" go to st. louis you can win him back help me to cairo make st. louis ma-self git to cairo find my ole friend jeff, gwine to pin ma-self close to his side if ah flag his train i sho' can ride. i loves dat man lak a school boy loves his pie lak a kentucky col'nel loves his mint an' rye i'll love ma baby till the day ah die. dog-gone it you ought to see dat stovepipe brown of mine lak he owns de dimon joseph line. he'd make a cross-eyed o' man go stone blind blacker than midnight, teeth lak flags of truce blackest man in de whole st. louis blacker de berry sweeter is the juice about a crap game he knows a pow'ful lot but when worktime comes he's on de dot gwine to ask him for a cold ten spot what it takes to git it he's cert'nly got. a black headed gal make a freight train jump the track said a black headed gal make a freight train jump the track but a red headed woman makes a preacher ball the jack. lawd, a blond-headed woman makes a good man leave the town, i said a blond-headed woman makes a good man leave the town, but a red-headed woman makes a boy slap his papa down. oh ashes to ashes and dust to dust, i said ashes to ashes and dust to dust,