I went down, down to St. James infirmary
Saw my baby layin' there
She was stretched out, stretched out on a long white table
So sweet... so cool... so fair
Let her go... let her go... God bless her
Wherever she may be
She can search, search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find another sweet man like me
When I die put on my straight lace shoes
Bury me in a boxback coat and a stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys will know that I died standing pat
Give me six, six c***-shootin' pallbearers
Let a chorus girl sing me a song
Put a red-hot jazz band at the top of my head
So we can raise Hallelujah as we go along
Now folks, now that you have heard my story
Now that you have heard my song
Say, bartender, give me another shot of that booze
Cause I got those St. James Infirmary blues
Saw my baby layin' there
She was stretched out, stretched out on a long white table
So sweet... so cool... so fair
Let her go... let her go... God bless her
Wherever she may be
She can search, search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find another sweet man like me
When I die put on my straight lace shoes
Bury me in a boxback coat and a stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys will know that I died standing pat
Give me six, six c***-shootin' pallbearers
Let a chorus girl sing me a song
Put a red-hot jazz band at the top of my head
So we can raise Hallelujah as we go along
Now folks, now that you have heard my story
Now that you have heard my song
Say, bartender, give me another shot of that booze
Cause I got those St. James Infirmary blues