St. Louis Blues
Yearning Shadows: St. Louis Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
The speaker is saddened by the evening sun setting.
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
Repetition of the sentiment, emphasizing the speaker's sorrow.
'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.
The speaker's lover has left the town, causing distress.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
Expressing a consistent emotional state, possibly heartbreak.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
Reiteration of the emotional state and a hint at leaving.
I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.
Planning to leave or escape due to the emotional pain.
Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
A St. Louis woman is described negatively, implying she stole the speaker's man.
She pulls my man around by her apron strings.
The woman controls the speaker's man, possibly due to wealth or influence.
And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,
The man's weakness for the woman is linked to her use of cosmetics.
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.
Implies the man wouldn't stray if not for the woman's allure.
I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,
The speaker is feeling extremely sad, having the St. Louis blues.
Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Comparing the man's heart to a rock, suggesting emotional hardness.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
The man's emotional distance is emphasized.
I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,
Expressing deep love for the man, using a simile.
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye
Further comparisons emphasizing the speaker's love.
I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.
Pledging eternal love for the man.
I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!
Reiteration of feeling blue due to the St. Louis blues.
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Repeating the comparison of the man's heart to a rock.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Emphasizing the man's significant distance from the speaker.
I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues,
Intense repetition of having the St. Louis blues and the man's rock-like heart.
My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Reiterating the man's heart being like a rock, reinforcing the emotional pain.
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!
Highlighting the man's considerable distance from the speaker.
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