When A St. Louis Woman Comes Down To New Orleans 1934

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 13 Sep 2002

Folks, I just got down here on a slow boat
from a town I used to think was fast.
It just crept along like any tow boat;
Gee, it's good to be down here at last.
I know my gloomy days
are now a thing of the past.

When a St. Louis woman comes down to New Orleans
when a St. Louis woman comes down to New Orleans
she'll be wearin' more diamonds
than Uncle Sam's got Marines.

Had a good man in Memphis,
but the fool lay down and died.
Oh, I had a good man in Memphis,
but the fool lay down and died.
You see, his old woman,
she hung a knife in his side.

Now he was her man,
but he came to see me sometime.
Oh, he was her man,
but he came to see me sometime.
I lived six flights up
and he sure was willing to climb.

When it came to romancin'
that man he sure knew how,
but that narrowminded woman
she had to start a row.
So, you see, he's no good
to either one of us now.

So bring on those papas
you've got in New Orleans,
show me those fancy lovin' papas
you got in New Orleans,
'cause I just came from Missouri
I guess you know what that means.

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When A St. Louis Woman Comes Down To New Orleans 1934
by Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow and Gene Austin
copyright MCMXXXIV by Paramount Music Corp.
assigned MCMXXXIV to Famous Music Corp., N.Y.C.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 13 September 2002 at 18.56
in association with Doug Grierson
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from The Paramount Picture
'Belle Of The Nineties'
starring Mae West
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