St. James Infirmary

St. James Infirmary - Phil Harris

When will I ever stop moanin

When will I ever smile

My baby went and left me

She'll be gone a long long while

I feel so blue and heartbroken

What am I livin' for

My baby went and left me

Never to come back no more

So I went down to that St James Infirmary

I heard my baby groan

I felt so brokenhearted

Baby used to be my own

I tried to keep from cryin'

My hart felt just like lead

She was all I had to live for

I wish that it was me instead

I went down to old St James Infirmary

All was still as night

My gal stretched out on a cool

White table so cold so pale so white

Though she treated me mean and lowdown

Somehow I didn't care

My soul is sick and weary

I hope we meet again up there

Let her go let her go

God bless her wherever she may be

She could look this wide world over

But she'll never find a sweet

Man like me

When I die I want you to

Dress me in straight-laced shoes

A box-backed coat with a Stetson hat

Put a twenty dollar

Gold piece on my watch chain

So the boys'll know I died stand-in' pat

I'll play these