St. James Hospital Lyrics
St. James Hospital - Pete Seeger
Written by：James Baker/Huddie Ledbetter
Early one morning at the St. James Hospital
Early one morning morn in the month of May
When I looked through the window and a spyed a dear cowboy
A dear cowboy as cold as the clay
Come set ye down by me and hear my sad story
Come set ye down by me and sing me a song
For my poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking
I'm a poor cowboy that knowed he done wrong
Send for the doctor to heal up my body
Send for the preacher to pray for my soul
For my poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking
I'm a poor cowboy and hell is my doom
Get sixteen young maidens to carry my coffin
Sixteen young maidens to sing me a song
And tell them to bring some o'them sweet smelling roses
So they can't smell me as they tote me along
Beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly
Play the death march as ye carry me along
And over my coffin throw bunches of lillies
There goes a poor cowboy knowd he done wrong