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St James Infirmary
(J. Primrose)
I went down to the St James Infirmary
Saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long white table
So sweet, so cold, so fair
Let her go let her go God bless her
Wherever she may be
She could search this wide world over
Never find a sweet man like me
When I die want you to dress me in straight lace shoes
Boxback coat and a Stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys'll know that I died standing flat
Lyrics kindly provided by J. Manuel Moreira
SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY
I went down to Saint James Infirmary
to see my baby there
she was stretched out on a long white table
so cold, so sweet, so fair
Let her go, let her go, god bless her
wherever she may be
she can look this wide world over
but she'll never find another man like me
When I die, bury me in straight -laced shoes
a voxback coat and a Stetson hat
put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
so the boys will know that I died standing bad
