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(G7)I hate to see sy
de ev ’nin’ sun go (G)down;
’hate to see sy,
de ev ’nin’ sun go (G)down,
(D7)’cause my ba by,
he done lef’ dis (G)town.
(G7)Feel in’ to mor row lak Ah feel to (G)day,
feel to mor row me, lak Ah feel to (G)day.
(D7)I’ll pack my trunk is
make me get a (G)way.
St.
Lou is (Gm)wom an
wid her dia by (Cdim7)mon’ (D7)rings
pulls dat man ’roun’
by her a pron (Gm)strings.
’Twaint for pow der
an’ for store (Cdim7)bought (D7)hair
de Ah man I love
would not gone no (Gm)where.
Got me (G)St.
(G6)Lou is (G)Blues (G6)jes as (G)blue (G6)as (G)Ah can (G)be.
Dat a (C)man got a heart lak a rock cast in the (G)sea,
or (G)else he would n’t have (D7)gone so far from (G)me.
(G7)’Been to de Gyp sy
to get ma for tune (G)tole;
to de Gyp sy,
done got ma for tune (G)tole,
(D7)’cause I’m most wile
’bout me Jel ly (G)Roll.
(G7)Gyp sy done tole me, “Don’t you wear no (G)black.”
Yes, she done tole me, “Don’t you wear no (G)black.”
(D7)Go to St.
Lou is
you can win him (G)back.
Help me to (Gm)Cai ro,
make St.
Louis by (Cdim7)ma (D7)self;
git to Cai ro,
find my ole friend (Gm)Jeff.
Gwine to pin ma
self close to (Cdim7)his (D7)side.
If Ah flag his train
I sho’ can no (Gm)ride.
I me (G)love (G6)dat is (G)man (G6)lak a (G)school (G6)boy (G)loves his (G)pie;
lak a (C)Ken tuck y Col’ nel a loves his mint an’ (G)rye.
I’ll (G)love ma ba by have (D7)’til the day Ah (G)die.
(G)jack.
This page shows “St. Louis Blues” by W.C. Handy in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.