St. James Infirmary

St. James Infirmary

I went down to the St. James Infirmary
I saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long white table
so young, so cold, so fair

Seventeen coal black horses
hitched to a rubber-tired hack
Seven girls goin' to the graveyard
only six of them are comin' back

Well let her go, let her go
God bless her, wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
And never find another man like me

Oh, when I die, just bury me
in my very best Stetson hat
Place a thousand dollar bill on my gravestone
to let the world know I died standin' pat

I want six crap shooters for pall bearers
Seven naked girls to sing me a song
Place a Rock'n'Roll band on my hearse wagon
Just to raise hell as we roll along

Well now that you've heard my story
I'll take another shot of booze
And if anyone here should ask you
I've got the goddamn juicehead blues

May Ophelia bat spread her wings above me
May she watch me from her cave
When I'm stone cold dead and gone
may she ever guard my grave

Let me go, let me go, let me go
Think of me wherever I might be
You may search the whole world over
And you'll never find another man like me
You'll never find another man like me
Yeah, you'll never find another man like me!
You'll never find another man like me!