St. James Infirmary Blues lyrics

Song information

Artist: The White Stripes
Album: The White Stripes

Lyrics

Oh coco
Well folks, I'm goin' down to st. james infirmary
See my little baby there;
She's stretched out on a long, white table
Well she looks so good, so calm, so fair

Let her go, let her go, god bless her
Wherever she may be
You may search this whole wide world over
But you'll never find another sweetheart like me

Take apart your bones and put 'em back together
Tell your mama that you're somebody new
Feel the breeze blowin', look out, here it comes
Now I can say whatever I feel like to you

Then give six crap-shootin' pallbearers
Let a chorus girl sing me a song
Put a little odds on old sweet grace
Hallelujah, as we go along

Folks, now that you have heard my story
Say, boy, hand me another shot of that rye booze;
And if anyone should ask you
Just tell 'em I've got those st. james infirmary blues