St. James Infirmary (Live/Remastered)

When will I ever stop mournin'?
When will I ever smile?
My baby went away and she left me
She'll be gone for a long, long while
I feel so blue, I feel heartbroken
What am I livin' for?
My baby went away and she left me
No, no, no, never to come back no more

I went down to Saint James Infirmary
I heard my baby groan
I felt so broken hearted
She used to be my own
I tried so hard to keep from cryin'
My heart felt just like lead
She was all I had to live for
I wish that it were me instead

I went down to Saint James Infirmary
I saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long, long, long white table
So sweet, so cold, so fair
Let her go, go, God bless that girl
Wherever she may be
She can search this whole wide world all over
But she'll never find a sweet man like me

When I die, I want you to dress me in straight-leg shoes
A box-back coat, Stetson hat
Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys will know that I died standin' pat
Yes, I died standin' pat

Well, now Saint James Infirmary
Won't you let my baby go?
I just can't live without that girl
Because I love her so
I'm so lonesome and broken hearted
You know that I'm so blue
Without my baby right here by my side