St. James Infirmary Blues

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

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

I went down to old Joe’s bar room

On the corner of the square

They were serving the drinks as usual

And the usual crowd was there

To my left stood Old Joe McKennedy

His eyes were blood shot red

He turned to the crowd around him

And these are the words he said

 

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

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

Get six gamblers to carry my coffin

Six choir girls to sing me a song

Put a jazz band on my tailgate

To raise hell as we go along

Now thats the end of my story

Bartender, let's have another round of booze

And if anyone should ever ask you

Just tell them I've got the St. James Infirmary blues