I HATE TO SEE, DAT EV'NIN' SUN GO DOWN......................

BEEN TO DA GYPSY TO GET MA FORTUNE TOLD .......................

YA' OUGHT T'SEE DAT STOVEPIPE BROWN OF MINE..........................

HATE TO SEE DE EV'NIN' SUN GO DOWN.............

TO DE GYSPY DONE GOT MA FOR-TUNE TOLD

LAK SHE OWNS DE DIMON' JOSEPH LINE

'CAUSE MA BABY SHE DONE AN LEFT THIS TOWN........

'CAUSE I'M MOST WILE 'BOUT MA JELLY ROLL.........

SHE'D MAKE A CROSSEYED OL' MAN GO STONE BLIND........

FEELIN' TO MORROW JEZ LAK I FEEL TO- DAY......................

GYP-SY DONE TOL' ME "DON'T YOU WEAR NO BLACK"...........

BLACKER THAN MIDNITE TEETH LAK FLAGS OF TRUCE........

FEEL TOMORROW LAK AH FEEL TO - DAY.............

YES SHE DONE TOL' ME "DON'Y'WEAR NO "BLACK".......

BLACKEST GAL IN DE WHOLE SAINT LOUIS..........

I'LL PACK MY TRUNK MAKE MA GET A WAY..................................

GO TO ST LOUIS YOU CAN WIN HER BACK.................................

BLACKER DE BERRY SWEETER IS THE JUICE.................................

ST LOUIS WOMAN WID HER DIAMON' RINGS.......................

HELP ME TO CAIRO.. MAKE ST LOUIS BY ME SELF........................

'BOUT A CRAP GAME HE KNOWS A POW'FUL LOT..........................

PULLS DAT MAN AROUN BY HER APRON STRINGS..................

GIT TO CAIRO....FIND MA OLE FRIEND JEFF........................

BUT WHEN WORK TIME COMES HE'S ON DE DOT.........................

'TWANT FER POWDER AND STORE BOUGHT HAIR.................

GWINE TO PIN MA'SELF CLOSE TO HER SIDE.................

GWINE TO ASK HER.... FOR A COLD TEN SPOT...............

DE GAL I LOVE WOULD NOT BE GOIN NO WHERE - NO! WHERE!

IF AH FLAG HER TRAIN.I SHO' CAN RIDE.

WHAT IT TAKES TO GIT IT.SHE'S CERT'NLY GOT!

I GOT DEM ST LOUIS BLUES JES AS BLUE AS AH CAN BE...........

I LOVES DAT 'LIL' GAL LAK A SCHOOLBOY LOVES HIS PIE

A BLACKHEADED GAL MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN THE TRACK

LAWD A BLONDE HEADED WOMAN MAKES A GOOD MAN LEAVE THE TOWN

OH ASHES TO ASHES AND DUST TO DUST

DAT GAL GOT A HEART....LAK A ROCK CAST IN THE SEA

LAK A KENTUCKY COLONEL LOVES HIS MINT AND RYE

AH SAID A BLACK HEADED GAL MAKE A FREIGHT TRAIN JUMP THE TRACK

I SAY A BLONDE HEADED WOMAN MAKES A GOOD MAN LEAVE THE TOWN

I SAID ASHES TO ASHES AND DUST TO DUST

O' ELSE SHE WOULDN'T HAVE GONE SO FAR AWAY FROM ME

'N I'LL LOVE MY BABY TILL THE DAY AH DIE

BUT A LONG TALL GAL MAKE A PREACHER BALL THE JACK!

BUT FOR A RED HEADED WOMAN A BOY'LL SLAP HIS PAPA DOWN!

IF MA BLUES DON'T GET YOU MAN, MY JAZZIN' MUST. YEAH YEAH