Hey, John, I'll bet you mean this one. Note that the lyricist is the same on both songs. And yes, there's a marked similarity. I think the tune is similar, too.

Actually, Sorcha, I think my first post was a blank message, which I posted by mistake. Max has decreed that Joe and the JoeClones are allowed to attempt to create the illusion of their own perfection, so they're allowed to correct mistakes...
Hey, we correct your mistakes, don't we?
-Joe Offer-

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You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
(Music by John Benson Brooks with lyrics by Bob Russell)

You came a long way from St. Louis,
You climbed the ladder of success . . .
I've seen the flashy foreign cars
That were parked out in front of
Your fancy address!

You came a long way from St. Louis,
You broke a lot of hearts between . . .
I've met a gang of gloomy guys
Who were doin' all right
'Till you came on the scene!

You blew in from the middle-west
And certainly impressed
The population here-abouts . . .
Well baby, I got news for you,
I'm from Missouri too,
So, naturally, I got my doubts!

You got 'em droppin' by the way-side,
A feelin' I ain't gonna know . . .
You came a long way from St. Louis,
But baby, you still got a long way to go!

[ instrumental break ]

My, how you come up!
Hmmm, you really come on!

[ instrumental break ]

Hey, I'll have your address!
St. Louis woman,
You're a St. Louis doll!

[ instrumental break ]

You blew in from the middle-west
And certainly impressed
The population here-abouts . . .
Well baby, I've got news for you,
I'm from Missouri too,
So, naturally, I got my doubts!

You got 'em droppin' by the way-side,
A feelin' I ain't gonna know . . .
You came a long way from St. Louis,
But baby, you still got a long way to go!

You left St. Louis far behind,
Keep this little thought in mind,
You still . . . got a long way to go!


Music by John Benson Brooks
with lyrics by Bob Russell , 1948