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St. James Infirmary
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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It was down at Old Joe's bar room
On the corner by the square
Where the drinks were served as usual
Where the usual crowd was there
On my left stood Big Joe McKennie
His eyes was bloodshot red
When he turned to the crowd around him
These was the very words that he said
"I went down to Saint James Infirmary
Just to see my little baby there
She was stretched out on a long white table
So pale, so cold, and so fair"
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Oh, I let her go, I let her go, may God bless her
Wherever she may be
Well, she may search this wide world over
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If ever found a man as sweet as me
Yes, when I die, when I die, bury me
In my high top Stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the gang will know I died standing pat
Oh, I want six white horses for pall bearers
Six pretty gals to sing me a song
Put that old jazz band on this wagon
To raise hell, hell, we strolls along
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Well, now that you heard me story
I'll have another, another shot of booze
If anybody, say that anybody should happen to ask you
I got them old Saint James Infirmary blues
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Thank you very much
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