St. James Infirmary

It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner, just by the square
There were the drinks they were serving as usual and the usual crowd was there
You see I was standing next to Joe McKennedy and his eyes were bloodshot red
And when he turned to the crowd gathered around him
This was the very words he said
He said: "I went down to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby laying there
She was all stretched out on a long white table, so sweet, so cool and so fair"

When I die, yeah, you'll bury me in my high top Stetson hat
Put a gold piece in my old watch chain
So folks, they will know that I died standing pat
I want six crapshooters to be my pallbearers
I want some women sing me song
I'll pay people a jazz band on my hearse wagon
So they can play the blues as we roll along

Well, now that you've heard my story
I gotta take another shot of booze
Yes and If anybody happens to ask you
You can tell'em I've got those blues



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