well folks im going down to st. james infimary
to see my little baby
she streched on a long white table
well she looks so sweet so calm so fair

let her go, let her go, God bless her
wherever she may be
she will search the wide world over
but she'll never find another sweet heart like me

now when i die bury me in my staight leg britches
put on a box back coat and a stetson hat
put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
so you can let all the boys know i died standing pat

folks, now that you have heard my story
say, boy, hand me another shot of that rye
well if anyone else should ask you
just tell em ive got those old St. Jame Infimary blues.