Saint James Infirmary

I went down to Saint James Infirmary

For to see, for to see my baby there

Man, she was laid out on a long white table

She was so cold and so cool and so fair



Let her go, let her go, God bless her

Wherever she might be

Lord, you can search this whole

Search this whole wide world over

But she ain't never gonna find

Another lover man like me



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

I want a box back coat and a Stetson hat

I want a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain

So everybody gonna know that I died standing pat