A classic 1914 blues with the habanera rhythm. words and music by W.C. Handy
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Got de St. Louis Blues jes as blue as Ah can be
Dat man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn’t have gone so far from me (Dog-gone-it!)
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I loves dat man lak a school boy loves his pie
Lak a Kentucky Col’nel loves his mint an’ rye
I’ll love ma baby till the day Ah die
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A black headed gal make a freight train jump the track
Said a black headed gal make a freight train jump the track
But a long tall gal makes a preacher ball the Jack
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Lawd a blonde headed woman makes a good man leave the town
I said blonde headed woman makes a good man leave the town
But a red head woman makes a boy slap his papa down
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Oh ashes to ashes and dust to dust
I said ashes to ashes and dust to dust
If my blues don’t get you, my jazzin’ must