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St. James Infirmary Blues
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Louis Armstrong
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It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner of the square
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They were serving drinks as usual, and the usual crowd was there
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On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were bloodshot red
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And he turned his face to the people, these were the very words he said
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I was down to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby there
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She was stretched out on a long white table,
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So sweet, cool and so fair
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Let her go, let her go, God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She may search this whole wide world over
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Never find a sweeter man as me
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When I die please bury me in my high top Stetson hat
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Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
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The gang'll know I died standing pat
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Let her go, let her go God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She may search this wide world over
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Never find a sweeter man as me
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I want six crapshooters to be my pallbearers
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Three pretty women to sing a song
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Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon
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Raise hell as I stroll along
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Let her go Let her go
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God bless her
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Wherever she may be
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She may search this whole wide
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World over
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She'll never find a sweeter
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Man as me
Cab Calloway 1933 Cartoon of St. James I...
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