Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Silkroad Ensemble
Silkroad Ensemble
Ensemble
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Cello
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Vocals
Michael Ward-Bergeman
Michael Ward-Bergeman
Accordion
Reylon Yount
Reylon Yount
Hammered Dulcimer
Kinan Azmeh
Kinan Azmeh
Clarinet
Jeffrey Beecher
Jeffrey Beecher
Bass
Joseph Gramley
Joseph Gramley
Marimba
Colin Jacobsen
Colin Jacobsen
Violin
Kojiro Umezaki
Kojiro Umezaki
Shakuhachi
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Ward-Bergeman
Michael Ward-Bergeman
Arranger (Traditional)
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alex Venguer
Alex Venguer
Co-Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Cristin Canterbury Bagnall
Cristin Canterbury Bagnall
Executive Producer
Jack Mason
Jack Mason
Assistant Engineer
Jeffrey Beecher
Jeffrey Beecher
Co-Producer
Jody Elff
Jody Elff
Recording Engineer
Johnny Gandelsman
Johnny Gandelsman
Producer
Jonathan Bays
Jonathan Bays
Co-Producer
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen
Mixing Engineer
Kojiro Umezaki
Kojiro Umezaki
Co-Producer
Liz Keller-Tripp
Liz Keller-Tripp
Additional Producer
Mark Suter
Mark Suter
Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I went down to St. James Infirmary
To see my baby there
She was lying on a long, wooden table
So cold, so still, so fair
[Verse 2]
I went up to see the doctor
"She's very low," he said
I went back to see my baby
Good God, she's lying there dead
[Verse 3]
I went down to Old Joe's Barroom
On the corner of the square
They were serving drinks as usual
And the usual crowd was there
[Verse 4]
To my left stood Old Joe McKennedy
His eyes were bloodshot red
He turned to the crowd around him
And these are the words he said
[Verse 5]
"Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She could search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find another man like me
She could search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find another man
Like me"
[Verse 6]
When I die, please Lord, bury me
In my ten-dollar Stetson hat
Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So my friends will know I died standing pat
[Verse 7]
Get six gamblers to carry my coffin
And six choir girls to sing me a song
Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon
To raise Hell as I go along
[Verse 8]
Now that's the end of my story
Let's have another round of booze
And if anyone should ask you
Just tell 'em I got the St. James Infirmary blues
Written by: Traditional
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