I'm going to St. Louis just to walk my baby home And I hold her in my arms so happily Cause she'll be waiting there with her rusty colored hair Empty-handed by the river just for me I'm going to St. Louis just to walk my baby home And I hold her in my arms so happily Just to see that she's not glum won't be lonesome when I come Just to take her from this state of misery I'm going to St. Louis just to see the river shine Just to whisper in her ear and see her smile And when I get to her place put my fingers to her face We'll go walking through the country for a while She knows that'll come she knows that I care She knows in the morning I'll be there I'm going to St. Louis just to walk my baby home And I hold her in my arms so happily Just to see that she's not glum won't be lonesome when I come Just to take her from this state of misery Just to take her from this state of misery Just to take her from this state of misery