St. James Infirmary

I went down to St. James Infirmary

And I heard my baby groan

I felt so broken hearted

She used to be my very own

I tried so hard to keep from crying

My heart felt just like lead

She was all I had to live for

I wished that it was me instead

I said I went down to St. James Infirmary

And I saw my baby there

Stretched out on a long, long, long, white table

So sweet, so cold, so bare

But let her go, go, God bless the girl

Wherever she may be

She can search this whole wide world over

She won't never find a sweet man like me

Now when I die, I want you to dress me in straight lace shoes

A box-back coat and a Stetson hat

And put a $20 gold piece on my watch chain

So all the boys will know that I died standing pat

I hear now, yeah, I died standing pat

Now when I die, I want you to dress me in straight lace shoes

A box-back coat and a Stetson hat

And put a $20 gold piece on my watch chain

So all the boys will know that I died standing pat

I hear now, yeah, I died standing pat

St. James Infirmary

I want you to let my baby go

Let my baby go, let my baby go

St. James Infirmary

I want you to let my baby go