St. James Infirmary
Oh it was down at old Joe's barroom
At the corner of a square
They were serving drinks as usual
And the usual crowd was there
In the corner stood big Joe McKennedy
And his eyes were bloodshot red
He turned his face towards the people
And these were the very words that he said
As I was down at Saint James infirmary
I saw my baby there
She was stretched out on a long white table
So sweet and so cool and so fair
Let het go, let het go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She can search this wide world over
And she'll never find another man as sweet as me
When I die, when I die, please burry me
In my high top statson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So that the girls know that I died standing pat
Oh now that you've heard my story
Now that you've heard my song
If anyone should happen to ask you
Tell them I've been here and I've gone
(Slide guitar end)
At the corner of a square
They were serving drinks as usual
And the usual crowd was there
In the corner stood big Joe McKennedy
And his eyes were bloodshot red
He turned his face towards the people
And these were the very words that he said
As I was down at Saint James infirmary
I saw my baby there
She was stretched out on a long white table
So sweet and so cool and so fair
Let het go, let het go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She can search this wide world over
And she'll never find another man as sweet as me
When I die, when I die, please burry me
In my high top statson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So that the girls know that I died standing pat
Oh now that you've heard my story
Now that you've heard my song
If anyone should happen to ask you
Tell them I've been here and I've gone
(Slide guitar end)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Primrose
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