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Jimmie Noone and His Apex Club Orchestra Lyrics
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I hate to see that evening sun go down
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
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 love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
I love my man till the day I die
The lyrics of Jimmie Noone's song "St. Louis Blues" convey the emotions of a lover who has been left behind by their partner. The opening lines, "I hate to see that evening sun go down, 'Cause my baby, he's gone left this town", immediately set the melancholic and hopeless tone of the song. The singer is deeply saddened by the departure of his lover and is left feeling lost and alone.
The second verse continues with the same feeling of hopelessness: "Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today, If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today, I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way." The singer is so consumed by the loss of his lover that he feels like packing up and leaving town, unable to face the same sorrow tomorrow. The St. Louis woman with her diamond ring is introduced in the next verse, and the singer acknowledges that she has a powerful hold over his lover. "That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere", he sings, implying that the St. Louis woman has taken his lover away from him.
Line by Line Meaning
I hate to see that evening sun go down
I feel sad when the sun sets because my lover has left me
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
My lover has left me and gone away from this town
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I will feel the same tomorrow as I do today, which is terrible
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
I will pack up my things and leave this place
St. Louis woman with her diamond ring
There is a woman in St. Louis who wears a diamond ring
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That woman controls her man and if it weren't for her, he would not have left
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
Without her influence, my lover would not have left me
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
I feel sad and depressed, which is why I have the St. Louis Blues
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
My lover has a heart as hard as a rock, which is why he left me
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
If he truly loved me, he would not have gone so far away
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
I love my lover deeply, like a school boy loves his favorite dessert
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
My love for him is strong and true, like a Kentucky colonel's love for mint flavored whiskey
I love my man till the day I die
I will love my lover until the day I pass away
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, HANDY BROTHERS MUSIC CO.,INC., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: William Christopher Handy
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