St. Louis Blues
Longing in Melancholy: St. Louis Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
The speaker dislikes the sunset.
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
Reiteration of the dislike for the sunset.
'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.
The speaker's beloved has departed from the town.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
Expresses continuity of the speaker's feelings into the next day.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
Repetition to emphasize the ongoing emotions.
I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.
The speaker plans to leave town by packing their belongings.
Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
Describing a woman from St. Louis with material wealth.
She pulls my man around by her apron strings.
Implies the woman has control over the speaker's partner.
And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,
Attributes the partner's actions to the woman's appearance and possessions.
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.
Suggests the partner wouldn't leave if not for the woman's influence.
I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,
The speaker feels intensely sad due to the situation.
Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Describes the partner as emotionally distant or unresponsive.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Implies the partner's departure is unusual or unexpected.
I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,
Compares the speaker's love for their partner to a child's love for something cherished.
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye
Compares the depth of love to a specific reference.
I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.
Expresses unwavering love until death.
I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!
Reiteration of feeling intensely sad.
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Repeats the partner's emotional distance or unresponsiveness.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Reiterates the unexpected nature of the partner's departure.
I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues,
Reiteration of the speaker's intense sadness.
My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Reiterates the partner's emotional unavailability.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!
Restates the unexpected departure of the partner.
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