St. Louis Blues
Yearning Shadows: Unveiling the Deep Desires in St. Louis Blues
Lyrics
St. Louis woman with all the diamond rings
Describes a woman from St. Louis adorned with expensive diamond rings.
Drives that man around by her apron strings
Indicates that the woman has control over her man, metaphorically leading him with her apron strings.
If it wasn't for powder and for store bought hair
Suggests the woman enhances her appearance with makeup (powder) and possibly wears a wig (store-bought hair).
The man she loves, he wouldn't go nowhere
Implies that the man she loves is influenced by her appearance and wouldn't leave if it weren't for her charms.
Got the blues, got the blues
Expresses having the blues, specifically the St. Louis blues, conveying a sense of melancholy and sadness.
Got the blues, got the St. Louis blues
-Got the blues, got the blues
-Got the blues, got the St. Louis blues
-I got the blues, got the blues
-Got the blues, got the St. Louis blues
-I hate to see the evenin' sun go down
Expresses sadness at the evening sun setting, possibly symbolizing the end of a relationship with the woman he loves leaving town.
I hate to see the evenin' sun go down
-The woman I love she done left this town
-Bring her back, bring her back
Pleads for the return of the woman, expressing deep sadness and longing for her to come back.
Bring that woman back to me
-Bring her back, bring her back
-Bring that St. Louis woman back to me
-Oh, I'm as sad as I can be
Emphasizes the depth of the singer's sadness.
St. Louis woman come on back
Continues to implore the St. Louis woman to come back home.
St. Louis woman come on back
-St. Louis woman come on back
-Won't you please come home to me
-Oh, St Louis woman won't you please come home
Reiterates the plea for the St. Louis woman to come home.
Blues, blues, blues
Repeats the expression of having the blues and specifically mentions the St. Louis blues.
I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues
-I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues
-I got the blues, I got the blues, oh, St. Louis blues
-I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues
Continues to express the blues, emphasizing the St. Louis blues.
I got the blues, the St. Louis blues, I got the blues, oh
-St., St. Louis woman won't you come on back to me
Repeats the plea for the St. Louis woman to come back, using variations of the same appeal.
Come on back, go down, go down, uh, go down, go down
-Oh babe, come on baby, come on back to me
-St. Louis woman why won't you please come home
-Yeah, yeah, yeah come on now, baby, hurry on home
Urges the St. Louis woman to come home quickly, emphasizing the singer's yearning for her return.
St. Louis woman, oh please, please come on home
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