| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 26653 |
| QUOTATION: | St. Louis woman, wid her diamon rings, Pulls dat man roun by her apron strings. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | W.C. Handy (18731958), U.S. songwriter. St. Louis Woman, Pace & Handy Music Co. (1914).
Music composed by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981). |
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