The night was mighty dark so you could hardly see For the moon refused to shine Couple sitting underneath the willow tree For love they pined Little May was kinda 'fraid of darkness So she says, "I guess I'll go", boy began to sigh Looked up to the sky, told the sky his little tale of woe So shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky I ain't had no loving since January, February, June or July Snow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me and my gal Snow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me and my gal I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down 'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings She pulls my man around by her apron strings And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord! That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues I got the blues, I got the blues My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!