Intro: Saint Louis woman, with her diamond rings Pulls that man around by her apron strings If it weren't for powder and for store-bought hair The gal I love wouldn't'a gone nowhere, nowhere Got the Saint Louie Blues, just as blue as I can be That gal's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else she wouldn't have gone so far from me I love that gal like a schoolboy loves his pie Like a Kentucky Colonel loves his mint and rye I'll love my baby until the day I die