You came a long way from St. Louis, you climbed the ladder of success,
I've seen the town and country cars that were parked out in front of your fancy address.
You came a long way from St. Louis, you broke a lotta hearts between,
I've seen a gang of gloomy gals who were doing alright till you came on the scene.
You came here from the middle west, and certainly impressed the population hereabouts.
Well, baby, I got news for you, I'm from Missouri too.
So natcherly I got my doubts, you got `em dropping by the wayside,
A feeling I ain't gonna know.
You came a long way from St. Louis, but baby, you still got a long way to go.

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From where did that come?

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It's an old standard from post-WWII, and it always makes me want to wear my cardigan sweater.

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That's great! That Perry Como is definitely a swinger, baby. oh yeah.

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Rosemary Clooney, Marvin Gaye, Della Reese - lots have recorded it. It's really a fun lyric.

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Where the hell have I been?

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Er, St Louis?

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don't forget Motorhead!

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Of course, how could I?

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my vote is for st. louie...

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There's a meme that thinks Kazakhstan and Luxembourg are cities?!?

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LOL. That's my question as well.

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Well hell! Better learn Lëtzburgisch!

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I was born in St. Louis and had the sense to leave after 5 months.

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I still refuse to believe that Luxembourg is a place or a city, or that there is a language called Luxembourgish.

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I still haven't seen one of those city things mention Sydney yet.

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Yeah -- Mine churned out this really horrifying description of my personality and recommended Kazakhstan, too. Looked into it yet? Need a roommate?

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