[Verse 1]
Now I went down to little Joe's bar room
On the corner here [?]
In the shadows stood old Joe McKensie
And these were the words that he said
He said, "I went down to St. James Infirmary
Saw my baby lyin' there
She was stretched out on a long white table
So cold, so sweet, so fair
[Chorus]
Now let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
Now she can search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find a sweeter man than me
Now let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
Now she can search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find a sweeter man than me
[Verse 2]
Now, when I die, I wanna be buried
In a box coat suit and a Stetson hat
I want a twenty-dollar cold piece on my watch chain
Let the guys know I died standin' pat
I want eighty white horses
To pull my coffin
I want the Preservation Hall Band
To lead the chorus
[Chorus]
Now let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
Now she can search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find a sweeter man than me
Now let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
Now she can search this whole wide world over
But she'll never find a sweeter man than me
She'll never find a sweeter man like me, oh!
St. James Infirmary - King Britt Remix was written by Irving Mills.
St. James Infirmary - King Britt Remix was produced by Ben Jaffe.
Preservation-hall-jazz-band released St. James Infirmary - King Britt Remix on Fri Sep 21 2012.