St. James Infirmary
(Adapted from: The Unfortunate Rake - 18th Century)
(French Version: J'avais Deux Amis - 1965)
Composer(s): Irving Mills
Performer(s): Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five - 1928/1929
and multiple other artists



I went down to the St. James Infirmary
Saw my baby there
She 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 can look this wide world over
But she'll never find a sweet man like me

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