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